Air
Transport Division
TWU represents nearly
50,000 workers in America's airline industry. We
represent workers in virtually all Classes and Crafts.
America's airline industry is possibly the most volatile
of all industries. Often times, a downturn in the
airlines' economic fortunes is a forecaster of a
national recession. TWU has had enough experience with
these economic waves to know that good fortunes of today
can quickly go in reverse tomorrow. Most veteran
members, who have lived through to the rocky ride since
the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act, know this fact. Yet
others believe that the worst is behind us. The
industry, however, is strewn with carriers who have not
heeded the lessons of the late 70s and 80s. Obviously,
our union cannot become complacent if we are to continue
to protect our membership's hard won gains and secure
their futures. Learn more...
Railroad Division
Turbulent times continue
for TWU's Railroad Division and most rail unions despite
strong profits in the freight railroad industry and
increasing popularity of Amtrak for business and
pleasure travel. The challenges came from several
fronts, including a Congress more concerned about an
elusive balanced budget than the future of the nation's
only intercity passenger railroad; and greedy
managements driven by ever higher profit margins rather
than the good and welfare of those who earned the profit
for them. Despite these serious problems, the Railroad
Division's membership numbers have remained stable, and
we have chalked up important victories.
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Transit, Utility, University and Services Division
There are far more
similarities than differences among workers in various
locals in this Division. We represent school bus drivers
throughout the country as well as City Transit Drivers
and Mechanics from New York to San Francisco. Along with
the College Campus Workers at Columbia and Barnard and
Utility Workers at KeySpan, we also represent Workers at
the New York-New Jersey Port Authority and at
municipalities in South Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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