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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…
PrimeFlight Fuelers in Orlando Unanimously Ratify First TWU Contract With 15 Percent Raise
Posted OnJuly 21, 2025 byThe Transport Workers Union of America successfully negotiated a first contract for PrimeFlight Fuelers working at Orlando International Airport – locking in a 15 percent raise and replacing a management-controlled paid time off system with guaranteed sick and vacation time. The contract was approved by a unanimous vote on July 21 and will go into effect…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Fighting Back Against an AI Giveaway
Posted OnJune 27, 2025 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…
TWU Air Division Convenes First Ever Safety Summit
Posted OnJune 17, 2025 byDozens 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…Read More…
Assessing FAA Reauthorization One Year Later: Major Safety Wins But More Must Be Done
Posted OnMay 16, 2025 byForeign 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…Read More…
PSA Flight Dispatchers Win Big Raises
Posted OnApril 29, 2025 byThe Transport Workers Union of America secured a contract extension with a 15.5% pay increase for Flight Dispatchers at PSA Airlines represented by TWU Local 592, helping workers who will be relocating to Charlotte, North Carolina. The 2.5 year extension addresses pay issues to help Flight Dispatchers that will be moving from Dayton, Ohio…Read More…
The TWU Keeps Rolling Forward: Avelo Flight Dispatchers Vote to Join the TWU
Posted OnApril 9, 2025 byFlight Dispatchers at Avelo Airlines voted Wednesday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, increasing the TWU’s footprint in representation of Flight Dispatchers across the country. “Our immediate next step is to win that all-important first contract that will significantly improve the quality of life for Avelo Flight Dispatchers and their families,”…Read More…
Read the latest TWU Express Magazine!
Posted OnApril 4, 2025 byThe latest edition of the TWU Express is here. Check it out! https://www.twu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TWU_Xpress_Magazine-Spring-2025w.pdf Read More…
Delta Shuttle Bus Drivers Vote to Join the TWU
Posted OnMarch 27, 2025 byApproximately 100 Bus Operators and Bus Supervisors employed by a 3rd party vendor ERMC-UNIFI voted Wednesday night to join the Transport Workers Union of America so they can improve their substandard working conditions and wages. The Bus Operators and Bus Supervisors are based at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City and…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Another Bus Bites the Dust
Posted OnMarch 18, 2025 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…