Approximately 100 Bus Operators and Bus Supervisors employed by a 3rd party vendor ERMC-UNIFI voted Wednesday night to join the Transport Workers Union of America so they can improve their substandard working conditions and wages. The Bus Operators and Bus Supervisors are based at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City and…
March 24, 2025 The Honorable Tim Scott Chair U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs The Honorable Elizabeth Warren Ranking Member U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Dear Chair Scott and Ranking Member Warren, On behalf of more than 160,000 members of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), I…
TWU Local 100 and the International have secured hundreds of additional jobs for TWU members in the next capital plan. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has committed to hiring 300 additional NYC transit workers to help carry out the critically important state-of-good-repair tasks listed in the 2025-2029 Capital Plan. This is a direct result of Local…
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…