FAA Issues Order Regarding Unruly Airline Passengers
The following Press Release was issued January 13, 2021 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): Federal Aviation Administration Adopts Stricter Unruly Passenger Policy
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Negotiations Survey and COVID-19 Updates
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Negotiating Survey on the rejected Tentative Agreement. As promised, your TWU/JetBlue IFC Negotiating Team (NT) has hit the new year running with a thorough review and analysis of the survey responses. We are in the process of creating a comprehensive, issue-focused survey to gather your feedback and […]
COVID-19 Exposure Info & Relief Bill
As you may have heard, both houses of Congress passed a bipartisan, COVID-19 relief bill this week. The bill, which was supported by both transportation unions and employers, would have brought back thousands of furloughed airline workers, provided direct aid to pay airline workers, and prevented furloughs for the first quarter of 2021. In addition, […]
Update from the Health, Safety, and Security Committee
Since last March, our industry has been challenged by the largest obstacle we’ve ever faced as Crewmembers—the COVID-19 pandemic. Your TWU/JetBlue IFC Health, Safety, and Security Committee, along with others from within the Transport Workers Union (TWU), has been working diligently to ensure our safety as IFCs since the very beginning of the pandemic. Our […]
Today’s TWU/JetBlue IFC Ratification Vote
Earlier today, TWU International Administrative Vice President and Air Division Director, Mike Mayes, announced that the TWU/JetBlue Tentative Agreement (TA) was not ratified. We have attached the numbers and percentages from BallotPoint, the secure election company who conducted the ratification vote.
TWU/JetBlue IFC TA Ratification Results
Unfortunately we must inform you that the Tentative Agreement between Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) and JetBlue Airways did not ratify. Although, this was not the result your Negotiating Team was looking for, the In-Flight Crewmembers have spoken and we will return to negotiating with JetBlue management.
Letter from Mike Mayes to all JetBlue IFCs
Dear Sisters & Brothers: Tomorrow at 12:00 pm EST we have a chance to shock the labor world by ratifying a contract in a time no one could have ever expected. As we look around the airline and the travel industry, our world remains upside down and in great turmoil. Even with the news of […]
Duration of the Contract & Voting Begins
We just finished our final TWU/JetBlue IFC TA Tele-Town hall. Thank you so much for all the insightful questions. We hope we were able to provide the answers you needed. If you have additional questions, please reach out to us, so you can make an informed vote. One question we’ve received on multiple platforms concerns […]
In case you missed it…
Our JetBlue Pilots at the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) work side-by-side with us every day to get our passengers safely to their destinations. ALPA released the following statement in support of the Tentative Agreement that our IFCs will be voting on in just a few days: The Association applauds the efforts of the JetBlue […]
Watch Our Video Featuring Our JetBlue IFCs
When I became an activist in the organizing campaign for TWU as our union, I did so because I saw firsthand the crucial need to bridge the gap between humanity and us, as IFCs. When I ran for the Negotiating Team for MCO, I did it because I wanted to continue fighting for us frontline […]