Transit
New York Passes Law Protecting Transit Funding
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 28 Jun, 2011 Transit workers and riders scored a victory in New York when the State Legislature passed a bill that prevents funding dedicated to public transit from being raided, which will help prevent fare hikes, service cuts and layoffs, especially at the MTA in New York City. The Transit Funding Lockbox Act passed…Read More…
Where Ohio Needs To Go
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 23 Jun, 2011 </div></p> <p style=”color: rgb(74, 74, 74);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);”><a style=”color: rgb(44, 92, 119);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);” href=”http://vimeo.com/25464209″ target=”_blank”>Where Ohio Needs to Go</a> from <a style=”color: rgb(44, 92, 119);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);” href=”http://vimeo.com/twu” target=”_blank”>TWU International</a> on <a style=”color: rgb(44, 92, 119);text-decoration: none;text-transform: none;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);”…Read More…
Obama Calls for Passage of Transportation and FAA Bills
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 31 Aug, 2011 An estimated 1 million workers will lose their jobs in one year if Congress does not pass a clean extension for the Surface Transportation and for the Federal Aviation Administration bills said President Obama today during his press conference on America’s infrastructure. Obama, joined by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Secretary of…Read More…
Nine Local 234 Members Reinstated
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 22 Aug, 2011 Nine Local 234 members, who work at the Hyundai-Rotem Co. railcar production facility in Philadelphia, have successfully won back-pay and reinstatement for being discriminated against by management as union members. TWU Local 234 members were victorious on Aug. 10 after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) approved a settlement, brought by…Read More…
A Conversation on Transportation Equity and Federal Policy
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 31 May, 2011 TWU is joining with fellow unions, community organizations and elected leaders to hold a public discussion on transportation equity in Ohio and the nation. Watch a live stream of the event, Where Ohio Needs to Go: A Statewide Conversation on Transportation Equity & Federal Policy. TWU International Transit Director Carl Martin,…Read More…
TWU Activists in Nevada Raise the Bar
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 24 May, 2011 The TWU Workers’ Rights are Human Rights team in Nevada has raised the activist bar for the rest of the country. To kick off their week, TWU activists in Nevada gave new meaning to “on the ground” organizing, pitching a tent in solidarity with students protesting Draconian public education cuts. Students…Read More…
Report Exposes Low Wages, Safety Issues at Overseas Repair Shops
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 19 May, 2011 Outsourcing aircraft maintenance to overseas facilities with low pay, little oversight and minimal training is a threat to decent union jobs in the U.S. and a safety concern for the flying public, according to a recent investigative report by KIRO 7 Eyewitness News in Seattle, WA. The report, Third-World Mechanics Paid…Read More…
Transportation Unions Commit to International Solidarity
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 04 Apr, 2011 On March 31 and April 1, TWU co-hosted an international meeting of delegates from 11 countries on the subject of Veolia, an multinational company that has been rapidly expanding into the transport sector in the U.S. and Canada. The French-based company has been associated with attempts to drive down wages and…Read More…
Transit Leaders Make Connections
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 24 Mar, 2011 TWU leaders representing transit division locals from around the country met with fellow local and national union activists, transportation experts and transit system administrators to discuss the major challenges facing the transportation industry during a period of decreased funding and service cuts, an aging workforce and changing technology. The Transportation Learning…Read More…
Transportation Unions Put Forward Agenda for Jobs and Fairness
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 07 Mar, 2011 Addressing the crisis facing transit systems, ensuring fair union elections for rail and aviation workers, and creating jobs are the top priorities of transportation unions. The Transportation Trades Department (TTD), AFL-CIO Executive Committee, which includes TWU, recently released a policy statement on seven key issues impacting workers in the rail, transit…Read More…