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Posted OnSeptember 30, 2024 byRead the latest news and features from The Transport Workers Union: Air, Rail, and TUUS.Read More…
Florida Elected Officials Support Brightline Workers Organizing With the TWU
Posted OnSeptember 30, 2024 byEight members of Congress representing Florida’s entire Democratic U.S. House delegation sent a statement of support for Brightline Florida workers’ right to organize. The statement comes as the company continues to fight an ongoing unionization effort among on-board attendants and lead attendants to join the Transport Workers Union. The lawmakers, led by Rep. Debbie Wasserman…Read More…
TWU Hails the FTA’s First-Ever Final General Directive on Assaults
Posted OnSeptember 24, 2024 byTransport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen issued the following statement on the Federal Transit Administration’s Final Directive on Assaults to transit agencies across the country. The Final General Directive will publish in the federal register on Wednesday and is available on the public inspection docket today. Transit agencies must conduct a safety risk assessment, identify safety risk…Read More…
Tentative Contract Extension Reached with American Airlines
Posted OnSeptember 20, 2024 byThe Transport Workers Union of America today announced a tentative contract extension featuring raises of 18% to 26% for more than 34,000 American Airlines AMTs, Fleet Service Workers. Ground Mechanics and other personnel. There are no concessions.
No more secret six-figure bonuses for Amtrak executives
Posted OnSeptember 18, 2024 byA TWU-supported bill that would end Amtrak’s shameful practice of secretly doling out six-figure bonuses without giving the public and elected officials time to object advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives today.
“Amtrak deserves every bit of federal funding it gets to provide safe and reliable transportation,” TWU International President John Samuel said. “It absolutely should not, however, be doling out six-figure bonuses to wealthy executives sitting in comfortable office suites while the actual workers are out there providing service, fixing trains and cleaning coaches all day.”Read More…
TWU Keeps Fighting for 9/11 First Responders
Posted OnSeptember 13, 2024 byOn the 23rd anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, TWU members and officers in New York City continued their years-long fight to get first responders the recognition and compensation they deserve. The TWU contingent – with participants from Local 100, Local 106, and Local 1400 – met with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in…Read More…
TWU Firefighters Fight Staffing Cuts in Washington
Posted OnSeptember 12, 2024 byThe TWU is working with members of Congress in both parties to fix misguided firefighting staffing cuts at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida – and a group of TWU members recently took their concerns to senators to ensure higher staffing levels are included in this year’s National Defense Authorization…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Robotaxis and Ridesharing: A Dangerous Duo
Posted OnSeptember 6, 2024 byThis is the monthly edition of the Transport Workers Union’s Transportation Technology Newsletter. We aim to inform and educate our members, the labor movement, the public and policymakers about developments in transportation technology – and what the TWU is doing to ensure that new technology doesn’t undermine safety or harm the livelihoods of hard-working blue-collar…Read More…
The TWU Demands Action from MTA, Kathy Hochul After FTA Audit Confirms More Than 260 Near-Miss Events on NYC Subway System
Posted OnAugust 14, 2024 byThe Transport Workers Union of America is calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York Governor Kathy Hochul to immediately address safety concerns on the New York City Subway – the country’s busiest mass transit system – after a Federal Transit Administration audit revealed more than 260 near-miss events involving transit workers, transit riders…Read More…
Brightline Florida Workers File for a Union – Starting the Path for a Voice on the Job
Posted OnAugust 8, 2024 byThe Transport Workers Union of America is helping to organize on-board rail workers at Brightline Florida, with an overwhelming majority filing for recognition on Thursday with the National Mediation Board. On-board workers at Brightline are critical for the operations of the nation’s only privately owned intercity passenger railroad and reached out to the TWU…Read More…