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Kathy Hochul Pauses Congestion Pricing – After TWU Raised Concerns About Blue-Collar New Yorkers
Posted OnJune 10, 2024 byNew York Governor Kathy Hochul abruptly announced an indefinite delay of Congestion Pricing after TWU International President John Samuelsen relentlessly attacked the proposed rollout scheduled to begin at the end of June. Hochul claimed that the $15 toll on drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street would hurt average New Yorkers. But in repeated print,…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Teslas Are Not the Future for Transit
Posted OnJune 4, 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…
New Jersey Transit workers ratify new 3-year contract with pay raises and qualify-of-life improvements
Posted OnMay 31, 2024 byTransport Workers Union of America members at Local 2001 working for New Jersey Transit voted to ratify a new three-year contract that includes pay raises and additional time off. The new contract was ratified with 80 percent of votes in favor for the unit representing 180 Car Inspectors, Car Mechanics and Coach Cleaners. The…Read More…
New TWU-Backed Bill Would Keep Engine Fumes Out of Passenger Planes
Posted OnMay 23, 2024 byToxic “fume events” put the health of Flight Attendants and airline passengers at risk. The TWU supports new legislation that would ensure the air in aircraft cabins is clean and untainted by pollutants.Read More…
Congress Passes TWU-backed, Pro-Worker FAA Bill – With Crucial Language Raising Standards at Foreign Aircraft Repair Stations
Posted OnMay 15, 2024 byThe Transport Workers Union hails the passage of a five-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that closes troubling safety gaps between domestic and foreign aircraft repair stations and incentivizes airlines to keep critical aircraft maintenance jobs in America. “It’s been a long road, now the House and Senate have finally come together to stand…Read More…
Senate introduces key transit operations bill to fix broken transit funding rules
Posted OnMay 14, 2024 byThe U.S. Senate has introduced a bill backed by the Transport Workers Union that would establish a new program within the Federal Transit Administration to support transit operations – a critical step for transit agencies across the country seeking to improve and expand service while facing major budgetary shortfalls. The bill, introduced by Sens….Read More…
Big Gains in Boston for TWU Commuter Rail Workers
Posted OnMay 12, 2024 byFrench-owned Keolis, part of an international transportation conglomerate, was offering unacceptably low wage increases and dragging out contract negotiations – until TWU Local 2054 and The International waged a fierce campaign against the “carpetbaggers.”Read More…
TWU Pres. Samuelsen Blasts Columbia University for Failing to Protect Workers
Posted OnMay 7, 2024 byTWU members were working as Custodians and Security Officers in a Columbia University building in NYC when protesters stormed and occupied the building on April 30. The university epically failed to protect them, TWU International President John Samuelsen said in scathing letter to the university president, adding the union is exploring legal action against Columbia and the building occupiers.Read More…
Transport Workers Union Local 556 Flight Attendants at Southwest Airlines Overwhelmingly Ratify New Four-Year Contract, Become Highest-Paid Flight Attendants in the Industry
Posted OnApril 24, 2024 byFlight Attendants at Southwest Airlines represented by the Transport Workers Union of America – Local 556 ratified a new four-year contract that includes a 22.3 percent raise on May 1 and $364 million in retroactive wages that will be paid out based on how much Flight Attendants flew during years of negotiations. The new wage…Read More…
Bipartisan House Letter Sends a Message to JetBlue: Stay Neutral In TWU Unionization Effort
Posted OnApril 24, 2024 byMore than 150 U.S. House members a signed a letter led by the Congressional Labor Caucus and the Transport Workers Union urging JetBlue to stay neutral and not interfere with ongoing worker unionization efforts at the airline. A total of 160 lawmakers representing Democrats and Republicans along with lawmakers in major JetBlue hubs signed the letter…Read More…