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City by city, industry by industry, TWU members are on the frontlines of the Covid-19 fight nationwide. Please continue to communicate with the TWU International staff by emailing health@twu.org with any concerns, requests or updates from your local. We are here to support you in this crisis as you continue to keep America moving.

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IN MEMORIAM

Transportation workers across the United States are on the frontlines of the Covid-19 battle. As a result, our TWU membership has been hit very hard by this disease. We honor our fallen brothers and sisters here, as we mourn our losses and continue to fight like hell for the living.

REMEMBER OUR MEMBERS

CORNELL ANDERSON, LOCAL 100
BRYSON KENT BOWMAN, LOCAL 100
DIMITRIY BOZHOVSKIY, LOCAL 100
ALEJANDRO BUSTAMANTE, LOCAL 100
HESRONNI CAYENNE, LOCAL 100
THOMAS TECK KUWE CHAI, LOCAL 100
GARY CHERRY, LOCAL 100
MIGUEL CHUMPITAZ, LOCAL 100
RAUL CLARKE, LOCAL 100
DENISE COLBERT, LOCAL 100
JACOB CREDELL, LOCAL 100
OLIVER CYRUS, LOCAL 100
PHILIP DAVIS, LOCAL 100
VENANCIO “BENNY” DIAZ, LOCAL 100
JUAN DIAZ, LOCAL 100
SCOTT ELIJAH, LOCAL 100
SABRINA A. EUBANKS, LOCAL 100
TAI-DRIN FANG, LOCAL 100
WAYNE FINGALL, LOCAL 100
JOSEPH FLETCHER, LOCAL 100
STANLEY FONG, LOCAL 100
ERLIN “FLINTSTONE” GALARZA, LOCAL 100
RHONDA GARVIN, LOCAL 100
HAROLD GERMAIN, LOCAL 100
FERDI AMAURY GERMAN, LOCAL 100
ALEXANDER GIGUEREDO, LOCAL 100
ANSTAY GODDARD, LOCAL 100
LEV GOLUBOV, LOCAL 100
FRANKY GONZALEZ, LOCAL 100
RAMON GUTIERREZ, LOCAL 100
ERNESTO HERNANDEZ, LOCAL 100
RICARDO HILL, LOCAL 100
CLINTON HINDS, LOCAL 100
PHYLLIS SUSAN HOLLEY, LOCAL 100
CHRISTOPHER NEIL HOWARD, LOCAL 100
JAMES JACKSON, LOCAL 100
RUSSELL JACKSON, LOCAL 100
EMMANUEL JACOB, LOCAL 100
RONNIE JIMENO, LOCAL 100
HORATIO JORDAN, LOCAL 100
REYNA JOYASACA, LOCAL 100
ALAA KHALIL, LOCAL 100
HARVEY KNIGHT, LOCAL 100
DARYL LABORDE, LOCAL 100
NEVIE LACAYO, LOCAL 100
FRANK LEE, LOCAL 100
SAU LEE, LOCAL 100
CUONG LUU, LOCAL 100
KHEMRAJ MAHADEO, LOCAL 100
THANKACHAN MATHAI, LOCAL 100
LEON MCNIGHT, LOCAL 100
JULIO MEJIA, LOCAL 100
BRUCE MILEY, LOCAL 100
JEAN LEVELT MODESTILE, LOCAL 100
ANANDA MOOLIYA, LOCAL 100
FOSTER MOORE, LOCAL 100
ARISTEDES MORAITIS, LOCAL 100
HANSARAJ NANKISSURE, LOCAL 100
DARLISA NESBITT, LOCAL 100
LAWRENCE NIEUENKIRK, LOCAL 100
EMILIANO PADILLA, LOCAL 100
GIRISH PATEL, LOCAL 100
PATRIK PATOIR, LOCAL 100
MILAGROS PEREZ, LOCAL 100
HARRICHAND PERSAUD, LOCAL 100
PETER PETRASSI, LOCAL 100
JOHN PHILLIP, LOCAL 100
BUDLINO RAMIREZ, LOCAL 100
PHYLLIS ROBINSON-WARD, LOCAL 100
MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ, LOCAL 100
STEVE RYBKIN, LOCAL 100
CARI SANTIAGO, LOCAL 100
ROBERT SARUTTO, LOCAL 100
BEN SCHAEFFER, LOCAL 100
WILLIAM SCOTT, LOCAL 100
ROBERT SIMON, LOCAL 100
RODNEY SPARROW, LOCAL 100
KARN SURI, LOCAL 100
DARRYL K. SWEENEY, LOCAL 100
LAFAYETTE TERRELL, LOCAL 100
MICHAEL THOMPSON, LOCAL 100
CESAR TORRES, LOCAL 100
WARREN TUCKER, LOCAL 100
ALFREDO VEGAS, LOCAL 100
PETER VOYT, LOCAL 100
ALAIN WALKER, LOCAL 100
WALTER WATSON, LOCAL 100
URAUL WATTS, LOCAL 100
ELECIER WILLIAMS, LOCAL 100
PHILIP WILLIAMS, LOCAL 100
FRANCHETTE WOODLEY, LOCAL 100
KENNETH WRIGHT, LOCAL 100
ALEXANDER YOUNG, LOCAL 100
SLY TERRY, LOCAL 171
DAVE CLARK, LOCAL 220
TERRANCE BURTON, LOCAL 234
MIKE HOLT, LOCAL 234
THEODORE NIXON, LOCAL 234
PHILLIP WILLIAMS, LOCAL 234
YOLANDA WOODBURY, LOCAL 234
RAMSEY PUCH, LOCAL 241
WALLACE MILLER, LOCAL 252
RAMON GOMEZ-FELIZ, LOCAL 252
JOSE ALVAREZ, LOCAL 252
PAUL WEEKES SCOTT, LOCAL 252
NED RYAN, LOCAL 262
MIKE JONES, LOCAL 501
HARRY HAZELDINE, LOCAL 501
SEAN LEMESSY, LOCAL 501
SYLVESTER CLARKE, LOCAL 504
VINTON WALLOCK, LOCAL 504
VALERIE BROWN, LOCAL 513
STEVE WILLIAMS, LOCAL 514
JUDGE WILLIAMS, LOCAL 529
DUSTIN DUNCAN, LOCAL 555
RAMFIS ARIAS, LOCAL 568
DELVIN FRANCIS, LOCAL 568
LASCELLES THOMPSON, LOCAL 570
CHRISTOPHER SABINANO, LOCAL 571
SANTOS DE GUZMAN, LOCAL 571
CHARLES SHAY, LOCAL 572
GABRIEL GLENMAR, LOCAL 575
WILLIE JOHNSON, LOCAL 591
SING WONG, LOCAL 591
RALPH GISMONDI, JETBLUE IFC
RAY PABON, JETBLUE IFC
CATHIEA THORNTON-POPE, LOCAL 2001

Cares Act

The Transport Workers Union Of America, AFL-CIO (TWU) strongly supports the bipartisan coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (Cares) Act (H.R. 748). The Cares Act helps stabilize the transportation sector and delivers immediate aid to frontline workers.

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TWU In The News

A Win for Aircraft Maintenance Workers: FAA Finalizes Drug and Alcohol Testing Rule for Foreign Aircraft Repair Stations

The Federal Aviation Administration published a final rule on Monday that requires foreign aircraft maintenance facilities to create and maintain drug and alcohol testing for workers – ensuring that airlines cannot skirt safety rules when they choose to outsource work abroad.     “This closes a major safety gap that the Transport Workers Union has fought to end…

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New TWU-Backed Bill Would Keep Engine Fumes Out of Passenger Planes

Toxic “fume events” put the health of Flight Attendants and airline passengers at risk. The TWU supports new legislation that would ensure the air in aircraft cabins is clean and untainted by pollutants.

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TWU Pres. Samuelsen Blasts Columbia University for Failing to Protect Workers

TWU members were working as Custodians and Security Officers in a Columbia University building in NYC when protesters stormed and occupied the building on April 30.  The university epically failed to protect them, TWU International President John Samuelsen said in scathing letter to the university president, adding the union is exploring legal action against Columbia and the building occupiers.

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TWU Celebrates Women’s History Month With a Look Back

In honor of Women’s History Month, we dove deep into the TWU archives. In those archives we found not just TWU history but history about our TWU Women in the workforce. In light of those findings we would like to take a moment to honor those women. Dorothea Williams, TA railroad clerk from Local 100,…

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