Issue #9 June 29, 2022 If you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org TWU Transportation Tech Campaign Featured at AFL-CIO Convention The TWU’s transportation technology campaign played a prominent role at the AFL-CIO’s 29th convention held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the union educated convention attendees about the benefits of…
As America pauses to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, we are reminded of just how far our country has come in our fight for liberty and justice for all. Simultaneously, we must also face the fact that nearly two and a half centuries after the Declaration of Independence was…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2022 Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org TWU-Supported Bill to Raise Standards for Aircraft Maintenance Passes Committee Washington, DC – Today, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced the Global Aircraft Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 7321, formerly known as the Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act) by an overwhelming, bipartisan. Transport Workers Union of America…
The United Rail Unions issued the following statement on June 15, 2022: Following the conclusion of our third week of compulsory mediation conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), the Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition pursuant to Section 5…