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Feds Agree with TWU in Brightline Clash
Posted OnJuly 1, 2025 byThe TWU won a significant victory against Brightline – and its shameful, ongoing effort to squash workers’ rights. The Federal Railway Administration essentially told the company’s wealthy executives and billionaire owners to stop the delay tactics and negotiate a contract with worker representatives.Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Fighting Back Against an AI Giveaway
Posted OnJune 27, 2025 byThis is the monthly edition of the Transport Workers Union’s Transportation Technology Newsletter. We aim to inform and educate our members, the labor movement, the public and policymakers about developments in transportation technology – and what the TWU is doing to ensure that new technology doesn’t undermine safety or harm the livelihoods of hard-working blue-collar…Read More…
Conrail Rail Workers Ratify New Contract with Significant Pay Increases
Posted OnJune 26, 2025 byConrail TWU members in Detroit, Philadelphia, and New Jersey voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new five-year contract, delivering a 17.5% wage increase, with Journeyman Carmen making over $100,000 a year by contract’s end. “This is a big win for TWU railroad workers,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen. “This new contract locks in real wage…Read More…
The TWU Express magazine is out!
Posted OnJune 26, 2025 byThe latest TWU Express magazine is out! The summer edition features updates from the Air, Rail, and Transit divisions, as well as articles and profiles of members and officers, and photos from around the union.Read More…
TWU Air Division Convenes First Ever Safety Summit
Posted OnJune 17, 2025 byDozens of safety leaders across the TWU’s Air Division recently gathered for a critical discussion of safety issues – an event that was sparked by discussions between locals about the importance of sharing safety information across workgroups. The first ever TWU Air Division safety summit was held at Local 513 headquarters in Southlake, Texas…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Autonomous Trucks Hit a Roadblock
Posted OnMay 22, 2025 byThis is the monthly edition of the Transport Workers Union’s Transportation Technology Newsletter. We aim to inform and educate our members, the labor movement, the public and policymakers about developments in transportation technology – and what the TWU is doing to ensure that new technology doesn’t undermine safety or harm the livelihoods of hard-working blue-collar…Read More…
TWU International Announces Scholarship Recipients
Posted OnMay 20, 2025 byThe 2025 Michael J. Quill Scholarship recipients, along with recipients of four additional scholarships from Acrisure, M3 Technology, Pitta LLP, and Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno LLC are below. Please contact Tinisha Thompson via email at scholarship@twu.org with any questions. Congratulations to the recipients and best wishes for your future educational endeavors! …Read More…
TWU-Backed Bill Provides Billions for Transit
Posted OnMay 16, 2025 byA bill backed by the Transport Workers Union of America that was reintroduced Friday would provide billions of dollars annually to help transit agencies increase bus and rail service. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) introduced the Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act, a bill that provides $20 billion annually for transit operations over four years. Currently, federal…Read More…
Assessing FAA Reauthorization One Year Later: Major Safety Wins But More Must Be Done
Posted OnMay 16, 2025 byForeign aircraft repair facilities are now subject to drug and alcohol testing and flight dispatchers are no longer allowed to work remotely but there’s still plenty of work needed from the Federal Aviation Administration to fully implement last year’s FAA Reauthorization law. Friday, May 16 marks the first anniversary of the 2024 Federal Aviation…Read More…
Local 234 Rallies for Funding
Posted OnMay 14, 2025 byTo prevent crippling cuts to public transit – as well as layoffs – hundreds of transit workers rallied at Pennsylvania’s Capitol Building in Harrisburg in May to support Gov. Shapiro’s plan for additional Commonwealth funding. Local 234 President Brian Pollitt, along with other labor leaders, supportive elected officials, and rider advocates, sharply criticized Senate Republicans…Read More…