Press Releases
TWU Strongly Supports Establishment of Minimum Crew Size Rule
Posted OnApril 2, 2024 byThe Transport Workers Union applauds the Department of Transportation’s final rule that would require at least two people operating every freight train – an essential safety measure that improves working conditions both on the tracks and in rail yards. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the final rule on Tuesday. “This final rule is essential for safety and…Read More…
Ahead of Critical Hearing, TWU Supports California Bill to Provide Local Governments with Voice in Autonomous Vehicle Deployment
Posted OnApril 1, 2024 byThe Transport Workers Union (TWU) supports legislation in California that would provide local governments with the ability to block autonomous vehicles (AVs) from operating on their city or town roadways and urges the adoption of SB 915 ahead of a California Senate hearing on April 3. SB 915, under consideration in the California Senate Local…Read More…
TWU Air Wisconsin Dispatchers Win a Better Contract with Biden Administration Support
Posted OnMarch 29, 2024 byAfter years of hard-fought negotiations, the Transport Workers Union reached a tentative agreement with regional air carrier Air Wisconsin, an Appleton-based company which provides regional jet service for American Airlines. The agreement comes as Dispatchers at Air Wisconsin represented by TWU Local 592 were on the brink of a potential strike that Would have…Read More…
TWU VICTORY: LA Metro Board Cancels Proposed Takeover of Bikeshare Program
Posted OnMarch 27, 2024 byThe Transport Workers Union successfully fought a proposed takeover of La Metro’s Bike Share – keeping good jobs in place that provide economic certainty. The LA Metro Board on Tuesday evening notified the TWU it intends to cancel a request for proposal that would have potentially nullified an industry-leading contract for bikeshare workers that was…Read More…
Massive Breakthrough for Trackworker Safety
Posted OnMarch 23, 2024 byThe federal government for the first time is proposing minimum safety standards to protect trackworkers from on-the-job injuries and deaths – a move The Transport Workers Union has advocated for over many years.Read More…
TWU Local 555 Ratifies Industry Leading Contract
Posted OnMarch 21, 2024 byThe TWU’s approximately 19,500 ground workers at Southwest Airlines have a new contract with industry-leading wage rates and other valuable provisions that advance their livelihoods and economic security. Local 555 members approved the collective bargaining agreement 78% to 22%.
“This is a good day for our hardworking members at Southwest,” Transport Workers Union Executive Vice President Alex Garcia said. “This contract between The TWU and Southwest provides best in-the industry wages, bonus payments and other significant economic gains. It’s an excellent well-deserved agreement.”Read More…
TWU Local 577 Reaches Tentative Agreement with Allegiant Airlines
Posted OnMarch 21, 2024 byTWU Local 577, representing 1,700 Flight Attendants working for Allegiant Airlines, announced a tentative agreement today on a five-year contract that would provide wage increases ranging from 20 to 41.2 percent for members on the date of ratification. The tentative agreement is a product of negotiations that began in August of 2022 and would be…Read More…
Amtrak and Transit Funding Victory
Posted OnMarch 6, 2024 byTWU International President John Samuelsen issued the following comment regarding the U.S. House of Representatives’ adoption of H. Res. 1061, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. “This is a big win for Amtrak passengers, mass transit riders, and union workers who move America. Far right ideologues – with zero care or concern for the nation’s wellbeing – tried…Read More…
After Another Temporary Patch, Aviation Workers Need a Final FAA Bill
Posted OnMarch 1, 2024 byThe Transport Workers Union of America is calling on the House and Senate to finally finish a final Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill by May 10 – a deadline that gives Congress more than enough time to complete negotiations on vitally important legislation that would advance several TWU pro-worker goals. The House voted…Read More…
STOPPING AVs FROM REPLACING BUS OPERATORS, MECHANICS, AND OTHER TRANSIT WORKERS
Posted OnFebruary 23, 2024 byAs automated cars and shuttles proliferate, The TWU has drawn a line in the sand and is taking steps to protect Bus Operators and other workers from being replaced someday by autonomous vehicle technology.
The Transport Workers Union’s Technology Task Force recently secured first-of-its kind contract language with a public transportation agency in Ohio giving the union veto power over the deployment of autonomous vehicles. The contract also says Bus Operators and Mechanics cannot be laid off, or have their wages reduced, because of new or modified technology.
The collective bargaining agreement – with the Central Ohio Transit Authority – is part of TWU’s national strategy against job killing technology. It will now serve as a template for the TWU as it negotiates new contracts in cities across the United StatesRead More…