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TTD Launches Romney Off the Rails
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 15 Oct, 2012 Rail service and jobs would be on the chopping block under a Romney administration. He says he’d eliminate and privatize Amtrak and 20,000 Amtrak jobs while the Romney/Ryan budget would raise the retirement age and cut occupational disability for workers in Railroad Retirement. Meanwhile, President Obama has championed rail jobs for…Read More…
TWU and Transport Workers Union of Australia Form Alliance
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 26 Oct, 2012 In another step to further mobilize and strengthen our resolve in the fight for economic and social justice for our members and working people, the Transport Workers Union of America has entered into an agreement with the Transport Workers Union of Australia to form the Trans-Pacific Transport Unions Alliance. The alliance allows both Unions to share best practices on research and campaign strategies as…Read More…
Grants Available To Help Those Impacted By Hurricane Sandy
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 02 Nov, 2012 Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants of $500 are available to help eligible participants in the Union Plus Credit Card, Insurance or Mortgage programs who are facing financial hardship due to the disaster. The money does not have to be repaid. Funds are limited to the nearly $370,000 available in the Union…Read More…
Make Sure Your Vote Counts Today
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 06 Nov, 2012 Today is Election Day and polls have opened as early as 6 a.m. in some states. So to make sure your vote counts today, here are six simple steps to take to protect your vote today: Call the local elections office to verify the location of your polling place. Locations may…Read More…
You Made it Happen!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 07 Nov, 2012 The results are in and President Obama has won! Thank you to the hundreds of TWU members around the country who tirelessly phone banked and canvassed to get out the vote these past few months. Your hard work got people to the polls and vote for a president who supports…Read More…
Statement from James C. Little on Election
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 07 Nov, 2012 Whether you voted Democratic, Independent, Libertarian or Republican, America made her voice heard last night. Last night’s victory for the middle class was won because of the power of the people, not the power of money. Hundreds of TWU members around the country tirelessly phone banked and canvassed to get out…Read More…
TWU Applauds Pilots Agreement with American Airlines
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 09 Nov, 2012 Contact: Jamie Horwitz 202/549-4921media@twu.org DALLAS – Leaders of the Transport Workers Union (TWU), representing more than 26,000 workers at American Airlines, applauded today the agreement in principle reached by members of the Allied Pilots Association (APA) and AMR, the airline’s parent company. “It’s good news for American, its employees and its…Read More…
This Veterans Day
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 11 Nov, 2012 This Veterans Day, I would like to honor and thank the men and women who have selflessly served our country, as well as those who continue to do so today, risking and sacrificing their lives to fight for our freedoms. TWU is proud to have played a role in supporting the…Read More…
Durham Drivers Vote TWU
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 16 Nov, 2012 TWU welcomes its newest members the bus drivers and monitors of Durham School Services in Burleson and Weatherford, Texas as they overwhelmingly voted to join TWU for a voice on the job. “TWU will go to bat for us and help us with our workers’ rights,” said Jay Gunter a bus…Read More…
Demand an End to Obstruction of Nominees
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 13 Jun, 2013 On December 6th, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed a piece of legislation in the Senate that would allow the debt ceiling to be raised. Just a few hours later, McConnell stood up on the Senate floor and filibustered his own legislation, effectively killing the bill that he had authored. On…Read More…