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TWU Members Dig the East Coast Out from ‘Snowzilla’
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 28 Jan, 2016 While everyone else was bundled up inside, TWU members all over the East Coast were suiting up to tackle the record-breaking blizzard. As the snow came down, our members were digging out subway stations, de-icing planes, clearing off bridges, restoring power, and doing their best to keep transportation and utility systems…Read More…
“You gave my family a life line.” TWU Comes Through
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 10 Feb, 2016 Update: Read the thank you letter from Local 555 Those were the words of gratitude from a TWU Local 555 member who, along with over 100 co-workers, was suspended not long before Christmas. As previously reported, Southwest Airlines issued unpaid suspensions ranging from 45 to 90 days to 105 Local 555 members in December,…Read More…
TWU Local 100 Protects Jobs, Swiftly Gets NY Bill Shelved
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 12 Feb, 2016 Taking on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio yet again, TWU Local 100 recently dealt a blow to the mayor’s latest anti-worker scheme: attempting to ban pedicab drivers from operating below 85th Street, which includes areas of Central Park. The misguided legislation would have destroyed the livelihoods of hundreds of workers,…Read More…
Rally on Saturday!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 03 Mar, 2016 TWU is joining other members of the NJ Transit Rail Labor Coalition to rally for public transportation support. If you’re in New York or New Jersey, take some time on Saturday to show solidarity with other unions and rail and transit workers in Woodbridge, N.J.! Details here …ReturnRead More…
Election 2016 and TWU is Ready!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 07 Mar, 2016 Straight from the 2016 Legislative and Political Conference, the first of three TWU original videos! These fun, social media friendly videos, are all part of TWU’s Voter Registration Campaign. Share with the hashtag #TWULegCon. Up first, “Vote For Me.” Are politicians asking for your vote for themselves or for your best…Read More…
Back to Election Day!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 08 Mar, 2016 Another of our Voter Registration Campaign videos has just been released! Through the years, there have been some great films about the American political process: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Primary Colors, All the President’s Men. But none of those even come close to a new movie premiering this spring, co-produced…Read More…
TWU Joins in Call to Protect Transit Operators From Assault
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 07 Apr, 2016 In a letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today, TWU joined other unions in the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department in urging the secretary to issue a rule to protect bus drivers and other transit operators from physical assault. The letter, signed by International President Harry Lombardo and seven other union leaders, points…Read More…
TWU Supports Boycott of “Made in Mexico” Mondelez International Snacks
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 May, 2016 The AFL-CIO has recently endorsed the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union (BCTGM) boycott of the snack food items of Mondelez International that are made in Mexico. TWU stands in solidarity with our union brothers and sisters, and we support the BCTGM’s “check the label” campaign and boycott. Mondelez…Read More…
TWU Works With Hillary Clinton Campaign to Fight For Working People
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 Jul, 2016 We join the Hillary Clinton campaign in welcoming their new Deputy Labor Campaign Directors: Michele Gilliam, a former TWU Local 100 staffer who worked as the New York Political Director on the Bernie Sanders campaign, and Lori D’Orazio, who formerly worked at the AFL-CIO and UAW. They join Nikki Budzinski, Labor…Read More…
TWU Wins Big in Court
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 14 Jul, 2016 In a huge victory for TWU and our members covered under the Railway Labor Act (RLA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit this week affirmed an earlier district court ruling in favor of TWU and dismissed a class action suit brought against the union. The case, Serna vs….Read More…