TWU Covid-19 Resources
Transport Workers Union Of America
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.
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.
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.
This 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 MoreTWU 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.
Read MoreIn 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,…
Read MoreThe Transport Workers Union of America issued the following statement on the announcement that Jet Blue and Spirit airlines will no longer pursue a merger.
Our main concern throughout this process was protecting and advancing the livelihoods of our members. We achieved those goals. For our JetBlue Inflight Crewmembers, we secured 17% mid-contract raises, millions of dollars in potential bonus payments, and more.
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