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Senate Bill Would Extend No Tax on Overtime to All Transport Workers
Posted OnApril 17, 2026 byA new, bipartisan Senate bill backed by the Transport Workers Union of America would expand the No Tax on Overtime policy passed in last year’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to include about three million workers who are currently ineligible for a tax deduction on overtime earnings. Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Waymo No Mo in NYC (For Now)
Posted OnApril 14, 2026 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…
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Mechanics Vote to Join the TWU
Posted OnApril 9, 2026 byMechanics at the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail in New Jersey voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, fulfilling the TWU’s goal of wall-to-wall industrial trade union organizing. All workers at the privately-operated NJ Transit light rail system are now part of the TWU. “The TWU knows that worker power comes from…Read More…
TWU Local 320 – LA Metro Bike Share Union Secures Landmark Contract Extension with Bicycle Transit Systems
Posted OnApril 3, 2026 byTWU Local 320 – LA Metro Bike Share Union Secures Landmark Contract Extension with Bicycle Transit Systems (Los Angeles, CA) Members of TWU Local 320, based in Los Angeles, secured a landmark industry-leading contract extension with Bicycle Transit Systems featuring 13% raises over two years and a 32-hour, 4-day work week. “I could not be…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Don’t Trust NY Gov. Kathy Hochul on Autonomous Vehicles
Posted OnMarch 17, 2026 byTransport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen warns that NY Gov. Kathy Hochul is simply trying to wait out a reelection bid before returning to boosting autonomous vehicles.Read More…
100 Years Ago Today: Michael J. Quill Arrives in USA from Ireland
Posted OnMarch 16, 2026 by100 years ago today, TWU founder Michael J. Quill arrived in New York City from Ireland. He organized the city’s mistreated and impoverished transit workers into an industrial trade union that could fight the bosses as a unified force.Read More…
Pittsburgh Bikeshare Workers Vote to Join the TWU, America’s Largest Bikeshare Union
Posted OnMarch 3, 2026 byPittsburgh bikeshare workers with POGOH voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, the largest union of bikeshare workers nationwide. The decisive vote came quickly after POGOH workers filed to join the TWU last month. “Today’s victory is a big step forward for POGOH bikeshare workers who want the benefits of a contract and being a part of the country’s…Read More…
JetBlue Air Dispatchers Vote to Join the TWU and Reject Management’s Empty Promises
Posted OnFebruary 26, 2026 byAir Dispatchers and dispatch-related workers at JetBlue Airways voted Thursday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, the latest group of JetBlue workers to join the largest union of airline workers in the country. JetBlue Dispatch workers voted to unionize after years of broken promises from management – a strong rejection of JetBlue’s “at-will…Read More…
TWU Calls for Federal Investigation of Smoke-Filled Brightline Train
Posted OnFebruary 19, 2026 byThe Transport Workers Union of America is demanding a federal investigation into an incident on Friday night during which two Brightline train cars filled with smoke and three crew members went to the hospital for nausea and headaches. The Miami to Orlando train should have been taken out of service after smoke started emanating…Read More…
POGOH Bikeshare Workers in Pittsburgh File to Join the TWU
Posted OnFebruary 13, 2026 byPittsburgh bikeshare workers with POGOH filed for an election to join the Transport Workers Union of America, the largest union of bikeshare workers nationwide. “Bikeshare workers in Pittsburgh decided to demand a greater say in their working conditions and join the TWU to fight for better pay, benefits and quality-of-life improvements,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen….Read More…