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TWU Wins Largest Wage Increase for On-Board Workers in Amtrak History, With Paid Family Leave

  The Transport Workers Union of America secured the largest wage increase for Amtrak workers in the agency’s 53-year history after on-board service workers overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new seven-year contract on Tuesday.    The new contract includes a 34 percent compounded wage increase over seven years. The agreement covers July 1, 2022 through December…

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Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Workers Win Raises, Reduced Healthcare Costs in New Contract

Workers on New Jersey Transit’s Hudson-Bergen Light Rail represented by the Transport Workers Union voted to ratify a new three-year contract. The new deal includes raises and reductions in healthcare costs that will save workers thousands of dollars.     Train Operators and Maintenance Workers represented by TWU Local 229 voted by a large majority to…

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TWU Announces 2024 Scholarship Winners

The Transport Workers Union announced the latest list of scholarship recipients. A total of 32 students across all divisions were awarded a combined $112,000 in scholarships after a random drawing at the TWU International office in Washington, DC. “I want to congratulate the 2024 scholarship winners and their families,” said TWU International Secretary-Treasurer Jerome Lafragola,…

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New Freight Rail Safety Bill Would Make Trains Safer

The Transport Workers Union is backing a new House bill that would impose new regulations on freight rail in response to the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment. Reps. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) introduced a bill, The Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024, that expands on existing rail safety proposals drafted in the last year. The…

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