Transit
TWU Tech Newsletter: A Rapid AV Expansion is Coming. Be Prepared for Chaos
Posted OnApril 14, 2025 byThis is the monthly edition of the Transport Workers Union’s Transportation Technology Newsletter. We aim to inform and educate our members, the labor movement, the public and policymakers about developments in transportation technology – and what the TWU is doing to ensure that new technology doesn’t undermine safety or harm the livelihoods of hard-working blue-collar…Read More…
Transit Workers in North Carolina Advance on Wages in New Contract
Posted OnApril 11, 2025 byTWU Local 248 members at the Winston-Salem Transit Authority recently ratified a new three-year contract that provides significant wage increases and keeps intact existing contract language despite a recent change in operators. Fixed Route Bus Operators in their first year on the job will see a wage increase over 25 percent over the life of…Read More…
Read the latest TWU Express Magazine!
Posted OnApril 4, 2025 byThe latest edition of the TWU Express is here. Check it out! https://www.twu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TWU_Xpress_Magazine-Spring-2025w.pdf Read More…
Letter to Sean Duffy on Transit Safety
Posted OnApril 4, 2025 byMarch 25, 2025 The Honorable Sean Duffy Secretary Department of Transportation Dear Secretary Duffy, On behalf of more than 160,000 members of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), I am writing to follow up on your public comments and letters regarding the poor state of safety in our nation’s transit systems. The TWU has…Read More…
TWU International, Local 100 Secure Hundreds of New Jobs
Posted OnMarch 25, 2025 byTWU Local 100 and the International have secured hundreds of additional jobs for TWU members in the next capital plan. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has committed to hiring 300 additional NYC transit workers to help carry out the critically important state-of-good-repair tasks listed in the 2025-2029 Capital Plan. This is a direct result of Local…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Another Bus Bites the Dust
Posted OnMarch 18, 2025 byThis is the monthly edition of the Transport Workers Union’s Transportation Technology Newsletter. We aim to inform and educate our members, the labor movement, the public and policymakers about developments in transportation technology – and what the TWU is doing to ensure that new technology doesn’t undermine safety or harm the livelihoods of hard-working blue-collar…Read More…
Barnard College Assault
Posted OnFebruary 27, 2025 byThe Transport Workers Union today blasted Barnard College protesters for injuring a blue-collar Security Officer – and criticized the college for consistently ignoring officers’ safety concerns.Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: China Makes AV Moves
Posted OnFebruary 13, 2025 byThis is the monthly edition of the Transport Workers Union’s Transportation Technology Newsletter. We aim to inform and educate our members, the labor movement, the public and policymakers about developments in transportation technology – and what the TWU is doing to ensure that new technology doesn’t undermine safety or harm the livelihoods of hard-working blue-collar…Read More…
The TWU Strongly Supports Marc Molinaro’s Nomination to Lead the FTA
Posted OnFebruary 4, 2025 byThe Transport Workers Union of America – which represents tens of thousands of transit workers across the country – strongly supports the nomination of Marc Molinaro to lead the Federal Transit Administration. “Marc Molinaro was a strong advocate for public transit in downstate New York while serving in Congress his experience will be essential for…Read More…
TWU responds to federal report on the ‘plague’ of assaults
Posted OnJanuary 16, 2025 byThe Federal Transit Administration on Thursday released an initial analysis of transit agency responses to a General Directive regarding assaults issued last year. Agencies were directed to assess risks, implement strategies to protect workers, and take other actions. “The plague of assaults against transit workers is beyond reprehensible. We go to work to provide a service, not…Read More…