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Another First Contract for the TWU: Kalitta Air Flight Dispatchers Ratify TA with 87% YES Vote

Here’s another first contract for the TWU: On March 24, Kalitta Air Flight Dispatchers ratified their tentative agreement with an 87% YES vote “Organizing drives aren’t complete until workers win the massively important first contract. A winning drive is nothing but an empty shell absent winning a first contract,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen….

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Women in Nontraditional Workplace Roles: Celeste Kirkland, Local 100

(This article first appeared in the Spring 2022 issue of the TWU Express magazine) Women in Nontraditional Workplace Roles: Celeste Kirkland, Local 100 In honor of Women’s History Month, the TWU Express is launching a new series, “Women in Nontraditional Workplace Roles,” where we interview TWU members who are women performing jobs traditionally done by men….

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Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter Issue #6

Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter Issue #6 March 14, 2022 If you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org TWU President Samuelsen to Congress: “Overreliance” on Transportation Automation Can Be Deadly TWU President John Samuelsen, testifying in the House on the future of autonomous vehicles, warned members of the Transportation…

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Statement on FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

Following the release of the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, the statement below can be attributed to TWU International President John Samuelsen. “With this appropriation, Congress is fully funding the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. This long overdue investment in transit, bridges, and highways will create hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs for transportation workers across…

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