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TWU International Announces Scholarship Recipients
Posted OnMay 20, 2025 byThe 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! …Read More…
TWU-Backed Bill Provides Billions for Transit
Posted OnMay 16, 2025 byA 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…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…
Local 234 Rallies for Funding
Posted OnMay 14, 2025 byTo 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…Read More…
Union Plus Updates May 2025
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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…
TWU Tech Newsletter: A Rapid AV Expansion is Coming. Be Prepared for Chaos
Posted OnApril 14, 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…
Transit Workers in North Carolina Advance on Wages in New Contract
Posted OnApril 11, 2025 byTWU Local 248 members at the Winston-Salem Transit Authority recently ratified a new three-year contract that provides significant wage increases and keeps intact existing contract language despite a recent change in operators. Fixed Route Bus Operators in their first year on the job will see a wage increase over 25 percent over the life of…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…