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TWU Express – Spring 2024

Express! Express! Read All About It! The Spring edition of The TWU Express magazine is out. Catch up on the news about your union and fellow members, including a big win against the outsourcing of aircraft maintenance work to foreign shops overseas, a Florida Bus Operator’s personal story of triumph, the International’s fight against automation,…

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Air Wisconsin Dispatchers Unanimously Ratify New Contract

  TWU Flight Dispatchers at Air Wisconsin ratified a four-year contract on Thursday, securing a well-deserved pay raise of 22 percent on average after years of hard-fought negotiations. The ratification vote was 100 percent in favor of the contract, with 96 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot.      Air Wisconsin, an Appleton-based company that…

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Victory for Transit Safety: FTA Sides with TWU Over Agency Executives on Safety Plans

The Biden Administration rejected efforts by transit executives to sideline workers when drafting mandatory safety plans addressing assaults, equipment malfunctions, traffic accidents, and other on-the-job hazards – a big win for workers and for The Transport Workers Union. The American Public Transportation Association wanted federally mandated safety committees with worker representatives to be advisory panels…

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TWU Tech Newsletter: The Importance of Local Control Over AVs

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 workers. For suggestions and questions, please…

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