Transit
Attack on Collective Bargaining Jeopardizes Transit
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 01 Mar, 2011 In Gov. Scott Walker’s mean-spirited and controversial attempt to bust public workers unions in Wisconsin, he would also put state and local transit systems at risk—destroying thousands of jobs and stranding riders. Walker is pushing legislation that would strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights, which would result in the…Read More…
Bus Drivers Vote to Join TWU
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 24 Oct, 2011 Workers at Lakeland Area Mass Transit District (Citrus Connection) in Lakeland, Fla. and Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 in Pennsylvania will no longer be at will employees following their vote to join TWU locals 525 and 282 respectively. Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 The employees for Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 came out victorious…Read More…
Fleet & Ground Service Workers at AA Reach Tentative Agreement
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byFleet & Ground Service Workers at AA Reach Tentative Agreement Published 26 Oct, 2011 The TWU Fleet Service and Ground Service Bargaining Committee at American Airlines, representing more than 11,000 workers at dozens of locations across the United States, has reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year labor contract. The proposed pact includes a…Read More…
Local 100 Takes a Stand
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 22 Dec, 2011 On Thursday, Local 100 members, along with its transit allies and other union members, took a stand against New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) recently proposed contract demanding cutbacks and concessions. As the night sky fell over them, members lit up 2 Broadway outside the NYCT Headquarters as they stood along…Read More…
Local 252 Members Ratify New Contract
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 12 Jan, 2012 TWU Local 252 members overwhelming voted to ratify a new contract with Veolia Transportation Inc., the company responsible for the new Nassau Inter County Express (NICE) bus system in Nassau County as of January 1. The contract was ratified by a tally of 400 “Yes” votes 29 “No” votes by fixed…Read More…
TWU Members Lobby Against HR7
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 16 Feb, 2012 TWU members from the Rail and Transit divisions joined forces with other Amtrak workers and their brothers and sisters from UNITE HERE and TCU Feb. 13-15 on Capitol Hill to have their voices heard against the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (HR7) that would eliminate all dedicated funding for public…Read More…
Local 250-A Files Legal Challenge to Undo Imposed Contract
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 25 Feb, 2012 This week TWU Local 250-A filed a petition in the California Superior Court to have last year’s arbitrator’s decision, that imposed a contract on Muni Operators, overturned. The filing is against the numerous violations of law and procedure, such as how the makeup of the Mediation/Arbitration Board violated provisions of the…Read More…
Say ‘NO’ to Governor Cuomo’s Assault on Retirement Security
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 19 Mar, 2012 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Tier 6 pension proposal would cut retirement benefits by 40 percent by reducing the multiplier used in determining benefits from 2 percent to 1.67 percent; raising the minimum retirement age to 65, excluding all overtime from pension calculations and changing the Final Average Salary calculation period…Read More…
Hyundai-Rotem Workers Win First Contract
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 17 Jan, 2012 On December 10, Hyundai Rotem workers at the South Philadelphia railcar plant ratified a first contract by an 88 percent margin. The contract, negotiated by a team led by President John Johnson, Jr., established job security, a grievance procedure, and included gains in wages and benefits. As International Rep. Jerome LaFragola,…Read More…
11 Most Promising Moments of 2011
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 05 Jan, 2012 Last year, 2011 will be known as the year people stood up to anti-union legislation and governors, corporate greed and forming solidarity across the nation against the attacks on workers’ rights. Here are the 11 most promising events from 2011. 1. Occupy Wall Street Inspires the 99 Percent to Fight Back…Read More…