Civil & Human Rights Committee

TWU President Mike Quill introduces keynote speaker Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the national TWU Convention in 1961.

The TWU has appointed ten members from the Air, Rail and TUUS Divisions to serve on the Cvil and Human Committee headed up by Shirley Duff, who was appointed Director of the department in May 2022. The committee’s tasks shall include, but are not limited to, presenting recommendations to the IAC on the internal and external issues facing the Transport Workers Union related to but not limited to issues of hate and discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, religion, nationality, age, and disability.

The members are as follows:

AIR DIVISION:
Greg Cosey
Local 513
President and International Executive Board Member

Andrew Rangolan
Local 570
Vice President and TWU International staff

Thom McDaniel
Local 556
International VP and TWU International staff

Jose Galarza
International Air Division

Derek Moore
Local 502

RAIL DIVISION:

Bobby Cifarelli 
Local 2055
President

Reese Price
Local 2014

Tony Crapio
Local 2055

TRANSIT DIVISION:

Cassandra Gilbert
Local 291
Treasurer and International Executive Board member

Wil Vera
Local 234