Purpose
CrewSignal's TWU reporting distinguishes International governing documents, carrier-Local rules, collective bargaining agreements, federal representation procedures, historical transaction records, and policy documents that are referenced but not yet publicly recovered. A carrier CBA does not establish an International policy; an International policy does not necessarily supersede carrier-specific contractual protections; and historical merger practice is not automatically a current rule.
Source Status Key
- Current Control Document: presently governing source for the level described.
- Carrier-Specific Control: governing only the identified Local, carrier, or bargaining unit.
- Federal Authority: statute, NMB procedure, or other federal rule.
- Historical Comparator: evidence of prior policy or practice, not automatically a current rule.
- Corroborating Reference: establishes that another document or policy exists or was invoked.
- Unresolved Source: referenced or expected document whose controlling current text has not been authenticated.
Governing-Document Ledger
| Source | Status | What it establishes | Limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWU Constitution — 2025 / 27th Convention | Current Control Document | International/Local structure, elections, Convention, finances, grievances, bargaining, strikes, constitutional authority | Does not reproduce the standalone Airline Merger Policy |
| 27th Convention Resolutions — 2025 | Current Convention policy record | Published Convention resolutions and institutional priorities | The published compilation contains no text-search match for merger, seniority, or McCaskill; that negative result does not prove no other action exists |
| Local 556 Bylaws — 2024 | Carrier-Specific Control | Southwest elections, negotiating committee, TA gate, treasury governance | Cannot be generalized to other Locals |
| Local 578 Bylaws | Carrier-Specific Control | FSI Local governance and financial structure | Does not establish another Local's rules |
| Local 579 Bylaws | Known governing document; restricted public access | Local 579 governance where obtainable | Member login limits public verification |
| Local 579 Election Rules — 2025 | Carrier-Specific Source | Elected offices and base representation for the 2025 election | Not a substitute for the full bylaws |
| JetBlue–TWU CBA, Article 3 | Carrier-Specific Control | JetBlue merger, successorship, seniority, single-carrier, and enforcement protections | Does not establish general TWU merger policy |
| Southwest–TWU Local 556 CBA, Article 3 | Carrier-Specific Control | Southwest acquisition, seniority, and successorship protections | Carrier-specific |
| Allegiant–TWU Local 577 CBA | Carrier-Specific Control | Allegiant merger, seniority, furlough, and arbitration provisions | Carrier-specific |
| FSI–TWU Local 578 CBA, 2026–2031 | Current Carrier-Specific Control + Policy Corroboration | Current express incorporation of the TWU Airline Merger Policy for same-TWU integration; CBA priority on conflict; no-system-flush and NMB representation provisions | References but does not reproduce the policy |
| NMB Representation Manual | Federal Authority | Single-transportation-system and post-merger representation procedure | Does not determine internal TWU seniority policy |
| McCaskill-Bond / 49 U.S.C. §42112 note | Federal Authority | Federal seniority-integration framework and same-representative/internal-policy exception | Application depends on transaction and representation facts |
| Alaska/Virgin dispatcher seniority award | Historical Comparator | Historical description of TWU policy in the AirTran/Southwest dispatcher dispute, including a dovetailing reference | Does not establish current 2026 policy content |
| TWU Airline Merger Policy — standalone text | Unresolved Source | Its existence and present contractual relevance are corroborated | Current version, exact text, adoption authority, scope, and internal decision rules remain unverified |
TWU Airline Merger Policy: Current Evidentiary Status
Verified: TWU has an Airline Merger Policy, and a current Flight Attendant CBA expressly incorporates it by reference. Historical dispatcher agreements and arbitration records independently corroborate the policy's existence and prior application.
Not yet verified: the currently controlling standalone text, its version or effective date, adoption authority, present scope across Air Division crafts, current seniority standard, member vote rights, representative-selection rules, or arbitration mechanism.
The current FSI agreement is particularly important because it provides present-tense contractual confirmation rather than merely historical reference. Section 3 applies both the CBA and the TWU Airline Merger Policy when the other Flight Attendant group is also TWU-represented, provides that the CBA controls a conflict, and separately assigns representation of an integrated group to NMB rules and procedures.
Source-Control Rule
CrewSignal does not promote a referenced policy into verified current text merely because a CBA, arbitration award, or historical agreement names it. Likewise, historical policy content is dated and attributed rather than silently carried forward into the present.