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TWU Members Ratify NJ Transit Contract

Published 06 May, 2016 After averting a strike in March, TWU Local 2001 members have ratified their new contract with New Jersey Transit. A coalition of 14 unions, representing 4,000 rail workers, agreed to a deal less than 48 hours before they would have gone on strike. The unions had been working without a contract…

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TWU Supports Boycott of “Made in Mexico” Mondelez International Snacks

Published 05 May, 2016 The AFL-CIO has recently endorsed the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union (BCTGM) boycott of the snack food items of Mondelez International that are made in Mexico. TWU stands in solidarity with our union brothers and sisters, and we support the BCTGM’s “check the label” campaign and boycott.  Mondelez…

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NAI’s Scheme Should Not Fly

Published 28 Apr, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2016 CONTACT: Ori Korin NAI’s Scheme Should Not Fly TWU Praises Congress for Taking Action Following the release of bipartisan legislation today to prohibit Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) Irish-flag subsidiary from violating labor standards in the aviation industry, the Transport Workers Union of America issued the…

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TWU Joins in Call to Protect Transit Operators From Assault

Published 07 Apr, 2016 In a letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today, TWU joined other unions in the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department in urging the secretary to issue a rule to protect bus drivers and other transit operators from physical assault. The letter, signed by International President Harry Lombardo and seven other union leaders, points…

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