TWU

TWU International President John Samuelsen called the benefit a first for an industry with a long history of sexism against flight attendants, who are mostly women.

“This type of sympathy action is very rare. We are using it now to protect the Swedish collective agreements and safety of the Swedish labor market model,” TWU President Tommy Wreeth said.

It also allowed Qantas to avoid potential future strikes by the TWU.

John Samuelsen is the international president of the Transport Workers Union, which includes TWU Local 100, which operates the MTA buses and subway and lost over a hundred members to COVID.

Preliminary results from a survey of flight attendants conducted this spring by the TWU found that violent behavior continued even after the mask mandate ended.