Transport Workers Union of America
The TWU is on the front lines of moving the American economy forward, keeping the traveling public safe and offering working people a voice.
The TWU International invites all local representatives to promote, advance, and defend our union’s goals before decision-makers in Washington, DC at the Legislative and COPE Conference May 12 – May 15, 2024.
The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) is a labor union founded in 1934. We work to aggressively defend the livelihoods of our members.
The TWU represents more than 155,000 workers across the airline, railroad, transit, universities, utilities and service sectors. The TWU is the largest airline workers union in the United States.
After the Transport Workers Union announced it secured first-of-its-kind contract language to give labor veto power over the deployment of autonomous vehicles, the national media is taking note. Politico first covered the announcement of contract language with the Central Ohio Transit Authority that prevents the agency from laying off Bus Operators or Mechanics or…
Read MoreAfter months of inaction, a letter from TWU International President John Samuelsen and Local 264 President Joseph Rose calling out the conduct of a Barnard College’s associate director for campus security is generating action. Last week, Samuelsen and Rose wrote to Barnard President Laura Rosenbury saying that Assistant Director of Community Service Rosemarie Ronde made…
Read MoreTWU International President John Samuelsen issued the following comment regarding the U.S. House of Representatives’ adoption of H. Res. 1061, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. “This is a big win for Amtrak passengers, mass transit riders, and union workers who move America. Far right ideologues – with zero care or concern for the nation’s wellbeing – tried…
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