Transport Workers Union of America

Dozens 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…

This 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…

The 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!    …

A 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…

Foreign 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…

To 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…