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Press Release: The TWU Supports the Cabin Air Safety Act, Toxic Cabin Air is a Public Health Issue
Posted OnMarch 29, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2022 Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org The TWU Supports the Cabin Air Safety Act Toxic Cabin Air is a Public Health Issue WASHINGTON, D.C ‑ The Transportation Workers of America unequivocally supports the bicameral, bipartisan Cabin Air Safety Act, introduced today by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative John…Read More…
Hey, JetBlue: Stop Blaming Flight Attendants for Your Incompetent Management
Posted OnMarch 28, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2022 Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org Hey, JetBlue: Stop Blaming Flight Attendants for Your Incompetent Management On March 28, Ed Baklor, Head of JetBlue Customer Care and Programs, issued a statement indicating the operational problems at JetBlue are being caused by flight attendants refusing to accept assignments. This could not be…Read More…
Another First Contract for the TWU: Kalitta Air Flight Dispatchers Ratify TA with 87% YES Vote
Posted OnMarch 28, 2022 byHere’s another first contract for the TWU: On March 24, Kalitta Air Flight Dispatchers ratified their tentative agreement with an 87% YES vote “Organizing drives aren’t complete until workers win the massively important first contract. A winning drive is nothing but an empty shell absent winning a first contract,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen….Read More…
Women in Nontraditional Workplace Roles: Celeste Kirkland, Local 100
Posted OnMarch 23, 2022 by(This article first appeared in the Spring 2022 issue of the TWU Express magazine) Women in Nontraditional Workplace Roles: Celeste Kirkland, Local 100 In honor of Women’s History Month, the TWU Express is launching a new series, “Women in Nontraditional Workplace Roles,” where we interview TWU members who are women performing jobs traditionally done by men….Read More…
Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter Issue #6
Posted OnMarch 15, 2022 byTransportation Technology Campaign Newsletter Issue #6 March 14, 2022 If you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org TWU President Samuelsen to Congress: “Overreliance” on Transportation Automation Can Be Deadly TWU President John Samuelsen, testifying in the House on the future of autonomous vehicles, warned members of the Transportation…Read More…
Statement on FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Posted OnMarch 9, 2022 byFollowing the release of the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, the statement below can be attributed to TWU International President John Samuelsen. “With this appropriation, Congress is fully funding the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. This long overdue investment in transit, bridges, and highways will create hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs for transportation workers across…Read More…
The TWU Celebrates International Working Women’s Day
Posted OnMarch 8, 2022 byThe TWU celebrates International Working Women’s Day 2022. Mike Quill founded this union on the idea of equality in the workplace for all and we continue his fight for true democracy. Today and every day, let’s #BreaktheBias so we can all equally enjoy the fruits of our labor. TWU members who identify as women, please…Read More…
Our Campaign Update
Posted OnMarch 3, 2022 byThe TWU is running an aggressive campaign to get ahead of technology as it emerges in our transit and other transportation systems. We are deploying multi-faceted strategies – policy & legislation, political action, bargaining, communications and research – predicated on getting the union ready for the onslaught of new technology. Our readiness, at the International…Read More…
Press Release: TWU Says, ‘No’ to Suspending the Gas Tax
Posted OnFebruary 23, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2022 Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org TWU Says, ‘No’ to Suspending the Gas Tax The following statement can be attributed to TWU International President John Samuelsen: “The TWU is unequivocally opposed to playing politics with our jobs and our transportation infrastructure. Suspending the gas tax would severely undermine the recently-enacted historic…Read More…
Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter Issue #5
Posted OnFebruary 17, 2022 byTransportation Technology Campaign Newsletter Issue #5 February 17, 2022 If you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org TWU President Samuelsen Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Automated Vehicles TWU International John Samuelsen testified before the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and urged passage of federal legislation that…Read More…