Published 14 Jul, 2016 In a huge victory for TWU and our members covered under the Railway Labor Act (RLA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit this week affirmed an earlier district court ruling in favor of TWU and dismissed a class action suit brought against the union. The case, Serna vs….
Published 05 Jul, 2016 We join the Hillary Clinton campaign in welcoming their new Deputy Labor Campaign Directors: Michele Gilliam, a former TWU Local 100 staffer who worked as the New York Political Director on the Bernie Sanders campaign, and Lori D’Orazio, who formerly worked at the AFL-CIO and UAW. They join Nikki Budzinski, Labor…
Published 29 Jun, 2016 An arbitrator’s ruling in early June found that Local 291 successfully demonstrated that Miami-Dade County violated its contract with TWU by outsourcing work without offering the maintenance jobs to the union’s bargaining unit. The initial grievance was written two years ago when the county outsourced the work of an automated people mover…
Published 17 Jun, 2016 In keeping with TWU International’s pledge to offer more education and resources for locals, the Transit, Universities, Utilities and Services Division held a two-day training conference last week for nearly 75 of its local presidents and officers, who were joined by colleagues from the air and railroad divisions. The meeting was…