Recent Posts, Transit, Transit Blog
Transit Industry Random Drug Testing Rate to Increase January 1, 2019 On October 17, 2018, the Federal Transit Administration issued a “Dear Colleague” letter announcing that effective January 1, 2019, the minimum rate of random drug testing will increase from 25 percent to 50 percent of covered employees for employers subject to FTA’s drug and alcohol […]
Air, Air Blog, Joint Association Updates, Recent Posts
October 16, 2018 Brothers and Sisters, The two mediators assigned to our negotiations have notified the TWU-IAM Association and the Company that three bargaining dates have been scheduled: October 30, January 29-31 and February 12-14. While the Association welcomes the opportunity to negotiate during these dates, these three sessions are simply not enough. We demand […]
On October 10, Air Wisconsin and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) reached a two-year tentative agreement for the carriers’ Aircraft Dispatchers. “Although it took mediation to reach an agreement, we believe this deal will meet our members’ needs in the short-term, while providing them with the ability to reengage in negotiations quickly to achieve even […]
On October 5, 2018, President Trump signed into law H.R. 302, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The law reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for 5 years (through 2023) and establishes various policies and programs, committees and task forces, and studies relating to safety, workers, industry, and passengers. The law also reauthorizes the Transportation […]
Press Releases, Rail, Rail Blog, Recent Posts
October 9th, 2018 Contact: Denise Romano, 202-826-7072 New York, NY: More than 100 Amtrak workers, union leaders and supporters vowed Tuesday to fight Amtrak CEO’ Richard Anderson “tooth and nail” to stop massive layoffs and service cuts. Anderson already eliminated full dining-car service on two lines earlier this year and is looking to eliminate the […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 3, 2018 Contact: Denise Romano, TWU Communications, (202) 719-3837 The TWU Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (H.R. 302) John Samuelsen, International President of the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (TWU) issued the following statement on the passage of Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization: “The TWU applauds the […]
Press Releases, Rail, Rail Blog, Recent Posts
NEW YORK, NY: More than 1,700 hardworking Amtrak employees will be laid off – and service will continue to deteriorate – unless slash-and-burn CEO Richard Anderson is stopped. Ever since he was appointed President and CEO of Amtrak last year, he has been hell-bent on privatizing our national rail system and has already taken steps […]
In The News, Recent Posts, Transit, Transit Blog
On Sept. 18, the Transport Workers Union of America launched a campaign to form a statewide coalition to protect Bus Operators, bus riders and the public in Ohio from unchecked and dangerous automation that some elected officials in the state are promoting. Joined by members of the American Federation of Teachers and the […]
Recent Posts, Transit, Transit Blog
On Sept. 18, the Transport Workers Union of America launched a campaign to form a statewide coalition to protect Bus Operators and bus riders in Ohio from unchecked and dangerous automation that some elected officials in the state are promoting. Joined by members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, the American Federation of Teachers and TWU International President […]
On Friday Sept. 14, Dispatchers from the Transport Workers Union of America at Sun Country Airlines filed for contract mediation with the air carrier over wages. Sun Country’s wage offer was embarrassingly lower, by a large margin, than other carriers they compete against in the marketplace, like Allegiant, Frontier and Spirit Airlines. The TWU believes […]
