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CWA Agents Welcome New Bill vs. Abusive Passengers

In response to the problem of airline passenger violence, on April 6, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) introduced the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act in both houses of Congress.

High Turnover and OT Spark Frustration at MIA

In Miami, Local 3146 Envoy passenger service agents and wheelchair attendants are on the front lines of customer service each and every day, but excessive overtime is a major challenge as flight schedules return to pre-pandemic levels. Local 3146 President James McKnight shares details about the situation at MIA.

Enough is Enough! CWA Agents Demand Protection from Passenger Assaults

We demanded stricter enforcement of laws meant to protect airport workers and the Department of Justice has responded, but federal law enforcement is still not doing enough.

CALL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TODAY!

The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate will soon be voting on an FAA extension bill which includes language that would revise the Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge for all airport employees.

Passenger Service Agents Urge Congress to Protect Airline Customer Service Employees

A group of Airline Passenger Service Agents, representing the 20,000 CWA organized workers at American Airlines, Envoy, and Piedmont, gathered this week in Washington, DC to urge Members of Congress to extend assault protections to airline customer service employees.

Updates to Pay Date Seniority Effective May 23

The updates to the HR system for those CWA-IBT employees for whom we are going to adjust their pay date seniority due to the pay freeze or recall from furlough will be effective May 23, 2016 .

Update for LUS Members: Pay Date Seniority Adjustment

In October 2015, the Union negotiated with the Company in a Letter of Agreement (LOA) an opportunity for LUS Passenger Service employees, who had their Pay Date (PD) Seniorities modified in accordance with the 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement . . .

Preliminary Integrated Seniority List

With the merger of Legacy American Airlines (LAA) and Legacy US Airways (LUS), the Passenger Service seniority lists at LAA and LUS must also be merged, or integrated.

Welcome to New Members and Officers in Locals 4201 and 6001

Welcome and congratulations to our new American Airlines members and elected officers in Locals 4201 and 6001!

Assaults on Agents Are On the Rise: We Need Your Stories

Across the country, airline customer service agents are under assault, and the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD) needs our help to strengthen federal laws to protect us all.

Local 6001 Election Results

Runoff Election Results for Vice President (updated March 14, 2016) . . .