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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…
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…
A Victory for Safety: Feds Side with TWU Over Autonomous Trucking Companies
Posted OnJanuary 6, 2025 byThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rejected a petition from autonomous trucking companies seeking to replace traditional warning devices used when a truck breaks down with cab-mounted beacons – a victory for The TWU which argued in 2023 the petition “would significantly diminish the safety of our roads.” Autonomous vehicle companies Waymo and Aurora…Read More…
TWU Local 252 Honors Veterans With New Patch
Posted OnJuly 31, 2024 byTransport Workers Union Local 252 announced that Suffolk County Transit Operators who served in the armed services will be honored with a special patch on their uniform. The patch, which is a gold-bordered United States flag with the word “veteran” stitched in silver, was the brainchild of Suffolk County Transit Driver Luis Mercado, a…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: While Autonomous Vehicles Continue to Fail, Dangerous Experimentation Continues
Posted OnMay 1, 2024 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 Local 555 Ratifies Industry Leading Contract
Posted OnMarch 21, 2024 byThe TWU’s approximately 19,500 ground workers at Southwest Airlines have a new contract with industry-leading wage rates and other valuable provisions that advance their livelihoods and economic security. Local 555 members approved the collective bargaining agreement 78% to 22%.
“This is a good day for our hardworking members at Southwest,” Transport Workers Union Executive Vice President Alex Garcia said. “This contract between The TWU and Southwest provides best in-the industry wages, bonus payments and other significant economic gains. It’s an excellent well-deserved agreement.”Read More…
TWU Local 577 Reaches Tentative Agreement with Allegiant Airlines
Posted OnMarch 21, 2024 byTWU Local 577, representing 1,700 Flight Attendants working for Allegiant Airlines, announced a tentative agreement today on a five-year contract that would provide wage increases ranging from 20 to 41.2 percent for members on the date of ratification. The tentative agreement is a product of negotiations that began in August of 2022 and would be…Read More…