Shane Rogers Mauro—FLL
Health & Safety Committee Chair
TWU JetBlue IFCsNick Campanile—BOS
Health & Safety Committee Co-Chair
TWU JetBlue IFCsElizabeth Buchner—BOS
Health & Safety Committee Member
TWU JetBlue IFCsAnthony Falcone—JFK
Health & Safety Committee Member
TWU JetBlue IFCsElizabeth Ortiz—FLL
Health & Safety Committee Member
TWU JetBlue IFCsPierre Legarreta—FLL
Health & Safety Committee Member
TWU JetBlue IFCsAbigail Reyes—MCO
Health & Safety Committee Member
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The TWU Responds to the IFC Assault on Flight #261
On September 22, IFCs on JetBlue Flight 261 from BOS to SJU had to forcibly restrain a passenger who attempted to storm the flight deck. Although the exact details have not been divulged to the Union, we have reports that an IFC was choked with his own tie and kicked in the chest as he held the passenger back when the pilot exited the cockpit. When the passenger broke loose from flex cuffs, it took six to seven flight crew members to physically restrain him using seat belt extensions and an IFCs tie. The passenger was arrested in San Juan and is now facing federal charges. Read more
Labor Unions & Airlines Urge U.S. Attorney General to Take Action to Protect IFCs
Recently, the TWU has seen a dramatic increase in disruptive, and sometimes violent, behavior in the flying public. As flying levels return to normal, these incidents are impacting the daily lives of our members. In order to address these incidents, a coalition of labor unions (including the TWU) and the airlines industry trade organization, Airlines for America, have joined together to call on the United States Attorney General, Merrick Garland, to address this growing problem. On June 21, this coalition sent a letter to the Attorney General that states: Read more
Concerns Regarding Safety and Commuting to EWR Co-Base
Shane Rogers-Mauro, Chair
TWU/JetBlue IFC Health & Safety Committee
Our reserve flying partners based in JFK have recently been handed some new complications in their quality of life, their safety, their commute time, and even their wallets.
Under the previous Tentative Agreement, JetBlue Leadership was prohibited from making EWR a co-base for good reasons, and one of them was the safety of our Inflight Crewmembers (IFCs). The EWR co-base has become a reality—just in time for National Safety Month. Since we have yet to reach a ratified Collective Bargaining Agreement, the company has taken full advantage by making sudden changes like this, and unfortunately, we have become too accustomed to them. However, when it pertains to our safety, we must speak out as one. Read more