Press Releases
Huge Victory for Transportation Workers: Court Ruling Allowing Meal & Rest Breaks for Flight Crews Still Stands
Posted OnJune 30, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2022 Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org Huge Victory for Transportation Workers: Court Ruling Allowing Meal & Rest Breaks for Flight Crews Still Stands In a huge victory for transportation workers, a motion to overturn a 9th Circuit Court ruling extending meal and break protections to California-based flight crews, was denied by…Read More…
On Juneteenth, the TWU Recommits Our Efforts to Fight Against Race-Hate
Posted OnJune 17, 2022 byAs America pauses to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, we are reminded of just how far our country has come in our fight for liberty and justice for all. Simultaneously, we must also face the fact that nearly two and a half centuries after the Declaration of Independence was…Read More…
Press Release: TWU-Supported Bill to Raise Standards for Aircraft Maintenance Passes Committee
Posted OnJune 15, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2022 Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org TWU-Supported Bill to Raise Standards for Aircraft Maintenance Passes Committee Washington, DC – Today, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced the Global Aircraft Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 7321, formerly known as the Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act) by an overwhelming, bipartisan. Transport Workers Union of America…Read More…
Press Release: The Transport Workers Union Congratulates Liz Shuler, Fred Redmond on their Historic Elections
Posted OnJune 12, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 12, 2022 CONTACT: Jonna Huseman, Jhuseman@twu.org Philadelphia – Today, Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond were re-elected as president and secretary-treasurer, respectively, of the AFL-CIO, America’s largest federation of unions. The following statement should be attributed to John Samuelsen, international president of the Transport Workers Union of America: “The Transport Workers…Read More…
PRESS RELEASE: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS’ UNION LAUNCHES NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE SURGING ASSAULTS ON AIRLINE WORKERS
Posted OnJune 10, 2022 byTransport Workers Union of America For Immediate Release: June 10, 2022 Media Contact: Emily Orlich, twuairlines@berlinrosen.com FLIGHT ATTENDANTS’ UNION LAUNCHES NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE SURGING ASSAULTS ON AIRLINE WORKERS An effort of the Transport Workers Union of America, AssaultWontFly.com gives airline workers a space to share their experiences of harassment and assault by unruly passengers;…Read More…
PRESS RELEASE: Rail Unions Remain Unified in Effort to Negotiate a Fair Agreement
Posted OnJune 10, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 10, 2022 CONTACT: Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org The united Rail Unions issue the following statement June 9, 2022: The Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition concluded their third week of compulsory joint National Mediation Board-mediated…Read More…
Press release: Coordinated Bargaining Coalition welcomes face-to-face mediation over national contract negotiations
Posted OnMay 20, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2022 Contact: Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 20, 2022) — The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) Rail Labor Unions* are preparing for in-person mediation sessions before the National Mediation Board (NMB) in Washington D.C., May 24-26. The Unions hope this will help to settle their ongoing national contract dispute. After…Read More…
Carnegie Mellon University researchers echo what TWU has long said: Human operators must remain onboard transit vehicles as Automation Technologies Advance
Posted OnMay 19, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 19, 2022 Contact: Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org Carnegie Mellon University researchers echo what TWU has long said: Human operators must remain onboard transit vehicles as Automation Technologies Advance Washington, DC — The Transport Workers Union of America today is praising new, independent research from Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Traffic21, a transportation…Read More…
TWU: Corporations should not be given tax breaks for union busting
Posted OnMay 12, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2022 Contact: Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org TWU: Corporations should not be given tax breaks for union busting Washington, DC – Today the No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, which would end the practice of allowing corporations to claim tax deductions for funds they spend on union busting, was introduced…Read More…
Press Release: TWU, Amtrak partner to create apprenticeship pilot program for frontline workers
Posted OnMay 5, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2022 Contact: Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org WASHINGTON – The Transport Workers Union of America is proudly partnering with our national passenger railroad, Amtrak, to create an Apprenticeship Pilot Program for frontline workers. The first-of-its-kind program at Amtrak is designed to create formal paths for Amtrak employees to learn on the job…Read More…