FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2020 Contact: Travis Reuther, treuther@twu.org The TWU Applauds Nomination of Marty Walsh To Be Labor Secretary Following President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Marty Walsh to be Labor Secretary, the following statement should be attributed to Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen: “The Transport Workers Union offers is thrilled to congratulate…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2021 Contact: Travis Reuther, treuther@twu.org TWU Statement on Transportation Secretary Chao’s Resignation Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen issued the statement below in response to Transportation Secretary Chao’s resignation: “Our democracy rests on the choices our leaders make to uphold and honor our civil procedures and norms. In the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2021 Contact: Travis Reuther, treuther@twu.org The TWU Strongly Condemns Department of Labor Rule Misclassifying Thousands of Union Workers as Independent Contractors In response to the Department of Labor issuing a final rule on independent contractor status, TWU International President John Samuelsen issued the following statement: “The rule issued by Trump’s…
The TWU has spent the past few months working diligently to ensure today’s stimulus bill was passed. The International has been lobbying the Congress ever since March on direct aid to our sectors to ensure that our members are kept on payrolls. This work culminated in five relief and aid bills totaling nearly $4 trillion…