Press Releases
TWU Blasts American Airlines, Southwest Airlines CEO for Hiding Compliance Failures, Severely Jeopardizing Safety
Posted OnFebruary 8, 2019 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2019 Contact: Denise Romano, 202-719-3837 On February 6, Transport Workers of America, AFL-CIO (TWU) International President John Samuelsen sent letters to American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, demanding they stop covering up airline maintenance program compliance erros. The letters come on the heels of a…Read More…
Four Transportation Unions Voice Support for H.R. 1108: “We Need to Make Sure Every FAA Employee Remains on the Job With Pay”
Posted OnFebruary 8, 2019 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Denise Romano: 202-719-3837 or dromano@twu.org Dennis Tajer: 847-902-8481 or dtajer@alliedpilots.org Robin Charbonneau: 817-540-0108, ext. 8308, or communications@apfa.org Larry Rother: 510-459-4843 or lrother@iamaw.org Four Transportation Unions Voice Support for H.R. 1108: “We Need to Make Sure Every FAA Employee Remains on the Job With Pay” WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 8, 2019) — Four…Read More…
President Samuelsen Appointed to International Transport Worker Federation’s Urban Transport Committee
Posted OnFebruary 6, 2019 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denise Romano at 202-719-3837 February 6, 2019 Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (TWU) International President John Samuelsen was appointed to the International Transport Worker Federation’s (ITF) Urban Transport Committee (UTC). The UTC is a joint activity of the ITF Railway Workers’ Section and the ITF Road Transport Workers’ Section on…Read More…
TWU and UPS Negotiations Reach Impasse Over Contract Proposal
Posted OnJanuary 9, 2019 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2019 Contact: Denise Romano, 202-719-3837 TWU and UPS Negotiations Reach Impasse Over Contract Proposal After 46 months of bargaining, Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) believes contract negotiations between the Union’s Aircraft Dispatchers and United Parcel Service (UPS) have come to an impasse. The parties have been engaged in…Read More…
Unions Demand Firing of Amtrak President Anderson
Posted OnDecember 18, 2018 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWU Contact: John Feltz, 732-567-5262 UNITE HERE Contact: Donald Boyd, 312-404-3526 TCU/IAM Contact: Jack Dinsdale, 661-204-6909 Survey Says: Amtrak Passengers Prefer Skilled, Trained Onboard Service Workers Unions Call for Firing of Chief Executive Outsourcer Richard Anderson On Monday, December 17, members of the Amtrak Service Workers Council (ASWC), comprising the Transportation Workers Union of America (TWU), UNITE…Read More…
Unions Call Out Amtrak President for Privatizing Rail Network
Posted OnDecember 13, 2018 byDecember 13, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWU Contact: John Feltz, 732-567-5262 UNITE HERE Contact: Donald Boyd, 312-404-3526 TCU/IAM Contact: Jack Dinsdale, 661-204-6909 Amtrak Service Workers Council Calls Out Amtrak President Richard Anderson for Privatizing Our National Rail Network WHEN: Monday, December 17 at 11 a.m. WHERE: Corner of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street, Boston, outside…Read More…
The Unsung Heroes of the Thanksgiving Acela Disaster: Transport Workers Union Members
Posted OnNovember 28, 2018 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denise Romano 202-719-3837 The Unsung Heroes of the Thanksgiving Acela Disaster: Transport Workers Union Members When Acela #2230 was stranded for hours on Nov. 25 with no power or functioning bathroom, it was Amtrak onboard service workers who stepped up to the plate to save the day. The workers – represented…Read More…
Amtrak Workers, Riders, Union Leaders Blast Proposed Plan to Slash Jobs and Service
Posted OnOctober 9, 2018 byOctober 9th, 2018 Contact: Denise Romano, 202-826-7072 New York, NY: More than 100 Amtrak workers, union leaders and supporters vowed Tuesday to fight Amtrak CEO’ Richard Anderson “tooth and nail” to stop massive layoffs and service cuts. Anderson already eliminated full dining-car service on two lines earlier this year and is looking to eliminate the…Read More…
TWU Applauds Passage of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 302)
Posted OnOctober 3, 2018 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 3, 2018 Contact: Denise Romano, TWU Communications, (202) 719-3837 The TWU Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (H.R. 302) John Samuelsen, International President of the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (TWU) issued the following statement on the passage of Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization: “The TWU applauds the…Read More…
Amtrak Workers, Riders, Union Leaders Blast Planned Layoffs and Worsening Service
Posted OnSeptember 28, 2018 byNEW YORK, NY: More than 1,700 hardworking Amtrak employees will be laid off – and service will continue to deteriorate – unless slash-and-burn CEO Richard Anderson is stopped. Ever since he was appointed President and CEO of Amtrak last year, he has been hell-bent on privatizing our national rail system and has already taken steps…Read More…