We invite you to participate in a TWU Day of Action on Tuesday, September 25.

On Tuesday, we will encourage all TWU members to call their U.S. Senators and Representatives in Congress and ask that they co-sponsor a bill that supports TWU aircraft maintenance members – the Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2018.

TWU worked with legislators on the bill, introduced by Claire McCaskill (D-MO) in the Senate (S. 3026) and John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dan Donovan (R-NY) (H.R. 6028) in the House. The bill requires U.S. airlines to post on their websites and passenger ticket information the countries where they repair their aircraft. The bill is intended to inform the public about the airlines’ practice of offshoring maintenance and to inform policymakers’ work to regulate aircraft maintenance.

To push for support of the bill, we encourage TWU members to call on their legislators to co-sponsor the legislation. Below is the script you can use when talking to your Senators and Representatives. It includes the phone number you should call to reach those offices.

We will be re-sending this information on the Day of Action – Tuesday, September 25. We encourage you to participate.

You can find more information about the bill here on the TWU website.

To have your voice heard, please make 3 calls: a call to your 1 Representative and a call to each of your 2 Senators. To be connected to these offices, you can call the switchboard at: 202-224-3121. Tell the operator you’d like to talk to your Representative and provide them your state and zip code. Call the switchboard again to be connected to your Senators’ Offices. You can identify our states’ 2 Senators by looking at the list below.

SCRIPT FOR CALLS TO CONGRESS:

• “Hi, my name is ________. I’m a constituent and member of the Transport Workers Union Local [__].
• “I’m urging your boss to cosponsor (Senate) S. 3026/(House) H.R. 6028, the Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2018.
• “The bill was introduced by Senator McCaskill in the Senate and by Congressmen Garamendi and Donovan in the House.
• “U.S. airlines used to employ American workers to repair airplanes. But now, they send much of this work to facilities in China, South America, and other foreign locations.
• “As a result, the U.S. has lost 8,000 airline mechanic jobs. Offshoring this work also poses safety and security risks, since several important FAA and TSA regulations don’t apply to foreign workers.
• “But many people who fly on U.S. airlines don’t know this is happening. Your boss can change that by cosponsoring this bill that will shine a light on this unsafe and job-killing practice.
• “S. 3026 / H.R. 6028 is simple: it would require U.S. airlines to list on their websites and on passenger ticket information the countries where they repair their planes.
• “This transparency will benefit passengers as they shop for flights and will help inform regulators’ work to keep air travel safe.
• “Will your boss cosponsor the Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act?
• (WAIT FOR RESPONSE. GIVE THEM YOUR NAME & ADDRESS TO REGISTER YOUR CALL)
• “Thank you. Have a nice day.” (HANG UP.)
• After making the call, register your action by completing this short form.

U.S. Senators listed in alphabetical order by state

• Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK)
• Sullivan, Dan - (R - AK)
• Jones, Doug - (D - AL)
• Shelby, Richard C. - (R - AL)
• Boozman, John - (R - AR)
• Cotton, Tom - (R - AR)
• Flake, Jeff - (R - AZ)
• Kyl, Jon - (R - AZ)
• Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA)
• Harris, Kamala D. - (D - CA)
• Bennet, Michael F. - (D - CO)
• Gardner, Cory - (R - CO)
• Blumenthal, Richard - (D - CT)
• Murphy, Christopher - (D - CT)
• Carper, Thomas R. - (D - DE)
• Coons, Christopher A. - (D - DE)
• Nelson, Bill - (D - FL)
• Rubio, Marco - (R - FL)
• Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA)
• Perdue, David - (R - GA)
• Hirono, Mazie K. - (D - HI)
• Schatz, Brian - (D - HI)
• Ernst, Joni - (R - IA)
• Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA)
• Crapo, Mike - (R - ID)
• Risch, James E. - (R - ID)
• Duckworth, Tammy - (D - IL)
• Durbin, Richard J. - (D - IL)
• Donnelly, Joe - (D - IN)
• Young, Todd - (R - IN)
• Moran, Jerry - (R - KS)
• Roberts, Pat - (R - KS)
• McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY)
• Paul, Rand - (R - KY)
• Cassidy, Bill - (R - LA)
• Kennedy, John - (R - LA)
• Markey, Edward J. - (D - MA)
• Warren, Elizabeth - (D - MA)
• Cardin, Benjamin L. - (D - MD)
• Van Hollen, Chris - (D - MD)
• Collins, Susan M. - (R - ME)
• King, Angus S., Jr. - (I - ME)
• Peters, Gary C. - (D - MI)
• Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI)
• Klobuchar, Amy - (D - MN)
• Smith, Tina - (D - MN)
• Blunt, Roy - (R - MO)
• McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO)
• Hyde-Smith, Cindy - (R - MS)
• Wicker, Roger F. - (R - MS)
• Daines, Steve - (R - MT)
• Tester, Jon - (D - MT)
• Burr, Richard - (R - NC)
• Tillis, Thom - (R - NC)
• Heitkamp, Heidi - (D - ND)
• Hoeven, John - (R - ND)
• Fischer, Deb - (R - NE)
• Sasse, Ben - (R - NE)
• Hassan, Margaret Wood - (D - NH)
• Shaheen, Jeanne - (D - NH)
• Booker, Cory A. - (D - NJ)
• Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ)
• Heinrich, Martin - (D - NM)
• Udall, Tom - (D - NM)
• Cortez Masto, Catherine - (D - NV)
• Heller, Dean - (R - NV)
• Gillibrand, Kirsten E. - (D - NY)
• Schumer, Charles E. - (D - NY)
• Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH)
• Portman, Rob - (R - OH)
• Inhofe, James M. - (R - OK)
• Lankford, James - (R - OK)
• Merkley, Jeff - (D - OR)
• Wyden, Ron - (D - OR)
• Casey, Robert P., Jr. - (D - PA)
• Toomey, Patrick J. - (R - PA)
• Reed, Jack - (D - RI)
• Whitehouse, Sheldon - (D - RI)
• Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC)
• Scott, Tim - (R - SC)
• Rounds, Mike - (R - SD)
• Thune, John - (R - SD)
• Alexander, Lamar - (R - TN)
• Corker, Bob - (R - TN)
• Cornyn, John - (R - TX)
• Cruz, Ted - (R - TX)
• Hatch, Orrin G. - (R - UT)
• Lee, Mike - (R - UT)
• Kaine, Tim - (D - VA)
• Warner, Mark R. - (D - VA)
• Leahy, Patrick J. - (D - VT)
• Sanders, Bernard - (I - VT)
• Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA)
• Murray, Patty - (D - WA)
• Baldwin, Tammy - (D - WI)
• Johnson, Ron - (R - WI)
• Capito, Shelley Moore - (R - WV)
• Manchin, Joe, III - (D - WV)
• Barrasso, John - (R - WY)
• Enzi, Michael B. - (R - WY)