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Kathy Hochul Pauses Congestion Pricing – After TWU Raised Concerns About Blue-Collar New Yorkers
Posted OnJune 10, 2024 byNew York Governor Kathy Hochul abruptly announced an indefinite delay of Congestion Pricing after TWU International President John Samuelsen relentlessly attacked the proposed rollout scheduled to begin at the end of June. Hochul claimed that the $15 toll on drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street would hurt average New Yorkers. But in repeated print,…Read More…
TWU Statement on Congestion Pricing Debacle
Posted OnJune 7, 2024 byTWU Statement on Congestion Pricing ‘Debacle’ Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen issued the following statement after New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced she is delaying congestion pricing in New York City. “This debacle was wholly caused by Governor Kathy Hochul letting MTA Chair Janno Lieber lead her around like a stooge,” Samuelsen said. “Congestion pricing without massive upfront new service increases is a betrayal of blue-collar New Yorkers from…Read More…
ICYMI: John Samuelsen Rips NYC Congestion Pricing Debacle
Posted OnJune 7, 2024 byICYMI: John Samuelsen Rips NYC Congestion Pricing Debacle TWU International President John Samuelsen ripped New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing debacle and was quoted extensively in New York and national media outlets. Some highlights are below. Please contact adaugherty@twu.org or pdonohue@twu.org if interested in interviewing President Samuelsen. Samuelsen, who represents more than 40,000 NYC-area transit workers, resigned in protest from…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Teslas Are Not the Future for Transit
Posted OnJune 4, 2024 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…
Statement for the Senate Commerce Committee
Posted OnMay 21, 2024 byMay 21, 2024 The Honorable Gary Peters, Chair The Honorable Todd Young, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Washington, DC 20510 RE: Hearing on Examining the Roadway Safety Crisis and Highlighting Community Solutions Dear Chair Peters and Ranking Member Young, On behalf of…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: While Autonomous Vehicles Continue to Fail, Dangerous Experimentation Continues
Posted OnMay 1, 2024 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…
Bipartisan House Letter Sends a Message to JetBlue: Stay Neutral In TWU Unionization Effort
Posted OnApril 24, 2024 byMore than 150 U.S. House members a signed a letter led by the Congressional Labor Caucus and the Transport Workers Union urging JetBlue to stay neutral and not interfere with ongoing worker unionization efforts at the airline. A total of 160 lawmakers representing Democrats and Republicans along with lawmakers in major JetBlue hubs signed the letter…Read More…
Anti-union emails and signage from JetBlue
Posted OnApril 24, 2024 byAllegiant Airlines Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Ratify New Five-Year Contract
Posted OnApril 15, 2024 byTWU Local 577, representing 1,700 Flight Attendants working for Allegiant Airlines, ratified a new five-year contract on Monday – locking in immediate wage increases ranging from 20 to 41.2 percent. The contact was ratified on a decisive vote, with 90 percent of votes in favor and 97 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot. …Read More…
Victory for Transit Safety: FTA Sides with TWU Over Agency Executives on Safety Plans
Posted OnApril 10, 2024 byThe Biden Administration rejected efforts by transit executives to sideline workers when drafting mandatory safety plans addressing assaults, equipment malfunctions, traffic accidents, and other on-the-job hazards – a big win for workers and for The Transport Workers Union. The American Public Transportation Association wanted federally mandated safety committees with worker representatives to be advisory panels…Read More…