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An Open Letter to the National Mediation Board Members

The Transport Workers of America and the International Brother of Electrical Workers, once again, call on the National Mediation Board to release us from mediation and issue a proffer of arbitration to move our contract dispute along. After numerous requests to the National Mediation Board that a proffer of arbitration (release from mediation) be issued…

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The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition again calls on NMB to proffer arbitration

While waiting for a response to our recent request to the National Mediation Board that a proffer of arbitration be issued by the Board to move our contract dispute to the next level, CBC unions participated in two additional days of mediated bargaining sessions with NCCC this week. Once again, the nation’s class 1 rail…

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The TWU Takes Multi-Pronged Approach to Fighting Toxic Cabin Air

The TWU has been the main advocate against the effects of toxic cabin air for the past three years. We’ve taken the bull by the horns and have spearheaded the issue via a multi-pronged approach: Legislatively, by calling for the passage of the Cabin Air Safety Act Raising awareness on the ground, with our Cabin…

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Local 101 rallies to save jobs

On May 4, 2022, Transport Workers Union Local 101 rallied in Brooklyn, New York to oppose a proposed climate plan that would bar new natural-gas service to existing and newly constructed buildings beginning in 2024 and ban gas appliances entirely by 2030. The proposal, if enacted, would wipe out thousands of good union jobs. “We’ve…

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