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Samuelsen and Slate Win Historic Reelection: Day Two Recap
Posted OnSeptember 16, 2025 byVictory!
TWU International President John Samuelsen, Executive Vice President Alex Garcia, Secretary-Treasurer Jerome Lafragola, and Administrative Vice Presidents Curtis Tate and Mike Mayes, were reelected today, Wednesday, September 16, at the International Convention. It was an unprecedented victory – at the TWU’s largest convention ever.
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TWU Convention Begins: Day One Recap
Posted OnSeptember 15, 2025 byThe TWU’s 27th Constitutional Convention – the largest ever – kicked off Monday with International President John Samuelsen reporting on the “unprecedented victories and unprecedented growth” secured by America’s Fightback Union over the last four years.
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Tributes to TWU 9/11 Responders
Posted OnSeptember 11, 2025 byThousands of TWU members responded to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. We pay tribute to them today with a full-page ad in the New York Daily News and this video.Read More…
TWU Calls Out NYC’s Transit Authority For ‘Gross Mismanagement’ and ‘Evil Scheme’
Posted OnJuly 31, 2025 byInternational President John Samuelsen and Local 100 Pres. John Chiarello ruthlessly excoriated New York transit officials Wednesday, for failing to give thousands of workers who were injured on the job their workers’ compensation checks on time. “My most vulnerable members are not being paid, on account of gross mismanagement by the MTA,” Chiarello told the…Read More…
A Call to Arms is Coming
Posted OnJuly 26, 2025 byInternational President John Samuelsen and Local 100 President John Chiarello told transit workers in NYC that a contract fight is brewing with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Samuelsen and Chiarello addressed a large group of Local 100 members at the Quill Depot in Manhattan, named after The TWU’s founder and legendary labor leader Michael QuillRead More…
TWU wants tax deduction for all workers
Posted OnJuly 24, 2025 byCongress granted hourly workers a new tax benefit, but the language is flawed. It inadvertently excludes millions of workers, including airline and railroad employees. The TWU is leading the charge to fix that.Read More…
Local 252 Scores a “Great” Contract for 800 School Bus Workers
Posted OnJuly 18, 2025 byHundreds of TWU school bus workers in Long Island, N.Y., are set to receive annual raises totaling 13.5% over a 3-year contract negotiated by Local 252. The local and the Guardian Bus Company reached a tentative agreement earlier this month with a ratification vote scheduled for Aug. 18 – 25, Local 252 President Debra Hagan…Read More…
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…
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…
Barnard College Assault
Posted OnFebruary 27, 2025 byThe Transport Workers Union today blasted Barnard College protesters for injuring a blue-collar Security Officer – and criticized the college for consistently ignoring officers’ safety concerns.Read More…