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Scholarship Winners Announced
Posted OnMay 7, 2026 byThe Transport Workers Union has conducted its annual scholarship drawing, and 32 winners have been randomly selected for a monetary award, International Executive Vice President Alex Garcia announced today, May 7, 2026.
The winners will receive a combined $112,000 to help pay for college. Recipients of the TWU’s Michael J. Quill scholarship will each get $4,800 over four years of their continuing education, totaling $72,000. Another $40,000 in scholarships is being provided by four sponsors.
The list of winners is here: scholarship infoRead More…
TWU Activists Takes the Hill
Posted OnMay 7, 2026 byMore than 150 TWU activists and officers lobbied on Capitol Hill on May 5 to build support for federal legislation that would benefit union members and their families – including a bill that would allow all overtime earners to pay less in federal income taxes.
This is a top priority for us,” TWU International President John Samuelsen said. “We are laser-focused on the economic security of our members, and this legislation would save working families thousands of dollars a year.”Read More…
TWU Assisting Members Affected by Spirit Airlines Shutdown
Posted OnMay 3, 2026 byRead the Spring 2026 Express!
Posted OnApril 22, 2026 byRead about Amtrak executive bonus payments being redirected to workers, the Transit Division tackling technology, the new Local 578 contract – and more.
Other features: The TWU’s charitable tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the TWU member who responds to calls of stray dogs, trespassing raccoons, coyote pups – and even urban alligators.Read More…
Air Ambulance Crews in Nevada and California Unionize with the TWU
Posted OnApril 22, 2026 byAir ambulance crews – who respond by helicopter and small plane to medical emergencies in remote, hard-to-reach areas of northern Nevada and California, including alpine ski trails and desert highways, are now members of the Transport Workers Union. The Flight Nurses and Flight Paramedics at REMSA Health want better wages and benefits, but also a say in how they provide this vital service.Read More…
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…
Tucson Summit: TWU Air Division Prepares for the Future
Posted OnApril 15, 2026 byDozens of Air Division local presidents and officers convened in Tucson, Arizona, on April 14 for a daylong TWU International conference focused on the broad range of expertise and resources available to help them serve their members.
“You never have to fight alone,” Air Division Director Andre Sutton told the gathering.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…