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Holiday Hawk: Local 2001 Member Saves Injured Raptor from PATH Tracks

A Railroad Division member saved an injured hawk from PATH train tracks on the E platform heading towards Grove Street during the early morning hours of Friday, December 18. Local 2001 member Kevin Ronan said he was with his inspection partner and fellow TWU member Giuseppe Rosado, walking and inspecting the areas they were assigned…

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MinKwon Workers Unanimously Ratify Inaugural Contract

On December 18, workers at the MinKwon Center in Queens, NY unanimously ratified their inaugural contract with the TWU, after a year and a half at the bargaining table. “This contract will begin to address years of unclarity and disorganization surrounding job titles, pay raises, and other key workplace conditions. We are excited to join…

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PRESS RELEASE: TWU Applauds Nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2020 Contact: Travis Reuther, treuther@twu.org TWU Applauds Nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation   Following the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Transportation Secretary, the following statement should be attributed to Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen: “Pete Buttigieg is committed to transformational infrastructure investment that creates…

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OUR UNITY PRODUCED THE BEST CONTRACT EVER NEGOTIATED FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE & RELATED MEMBERS – DON’T LET AN EMPTY ‘AMFA PROMISE’ DESTROY OUR SUCCESS

December 3, 2020 After the merger of American Airlines and US Airways in 2012, the IAM and TWU fought together in solidarity with the singular focus of bargaining the best joint collective bargaining agreement for our members at the new American Airlines. Together, we proved what concession focused AMFA organizers said could not be done,…

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