October 13, 2010 - Rep. Kendrick Meek’s campaign for U.S. Senate from Florida made headlines when he stopped by the Tampa, Orlando and Miami airports to meet TWU members and other airline workers. The event was coordinated by a team of TWU members who are working hard to get the Democrat and pro-labor candidate elected. 

Jeffrey Mitchell (Local 291) and Andrew Rangolan (Local 570) coordinated the events along with Mike Cernosek (Local 555) and Stephanie Roberts (Local 556) on Sept. 26 in Tampa, September 27 in Orlando and October 5 in Miami. 

Airport workers were able to discuss important issues with Meek and display the enthusiastic support of working people for the candidate. American Airlines and American Eagle workers gave Meek a tour of the facilities and showed him some of the important work they do from checking-in passengers to repairing planes. 

TWU locals in Florida have been excited to play an important role in the Meek campaign because he is a strong advocate for the issues facing working families. “In the most recent debate, Meek continued to emphasize that he is 100% for labor and middle-class working people,” said Mitchell. “He is against shipping jobs overseas and wants to keep jobs here in Florida. He was interested when we talked to him about how American airlines is the only carrier doing maintenance in the U.S.”