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TWU Tech Newsletter: Coast-to-Coast Waymo Woes
Posted OnAugust 27, 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…
President Samuelsen in Eno Transportation: Humans Are the Essential Piece of Transportation Safety – And They Always Will Be
Posted OnAugust 24, 2026 byTWU International President John Samuelsen wrote the following column in the August edition of Eno Transportation The Transport Workers Union of America’s 165,000 plus members work across the entire transportation sector. At transit agencies, airlines, railroads, bikeshare systems and elsewhere, TWU members see their jobs change drastically as new technology once again mushrooms across all…Read More…
Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority Workers Join the TWU
Posted OnAugust 7, 2026 byBrick Township Municipal Utilities Authority workers on the Jersey Shore joined the Transport Workers Union of America after they were automatically recognized under the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act. They will join TWU Local 220, which represents municipal workers in Ocean County, New Jersey. The Utilities Authority workers primarily work as Professional and Office Staff,…Read More…
NYC Ferry Workers Unanimously Vote to Join the TWU, New York’s Fightback Union
Posted OnAugust 7, 2026 byWe are growing our ranks at the New York City Ferry with this latest organizing victory, as Technicians and Welders can see the day-in-day-out fight we bring on all fronts and want to be a part of it.Read More…
Transit Workers in Augusta, Georgia are Prepared to Strike After Months of Negotiations
Posted OnAugust 6, 2026 by“MV Transit is a behemoth worth billions of dollars trying to argue they can’t afford to raise the pay of a starting Bus Operator from $17 per hour to $21 per hour – that’s absurd,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen. “The TWU is ready to throw the entire weight of the International Union and our 165,000 members behind Local 527 in their ongoing fight with MV Transit.”Read More…
Menzies Fuelers in Orlando Join the TWU, the Largest Union at MCO Airport
Posted OnAugust 5, 2026 byThe Transport Workers Union of America has successfully organized all Aircraft Fuelers at Orlando International Airport, as Fuelers and GSE Mechanics with Menzies were voluntarily recognized to join TWU Local 504. The TWU is the largest airport workers union in the country and the largest union on property at Orlando International Airport.Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Feds Demand AVs Stop Interfering With First Responders
Posted OnJuly 22, 2026 byNHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison issued a call to action urging AV companies to immediately clean up their operations or get off the road.Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Robots Come for the Ramps
Posted OnJuly 1, 2026 byHumanoid, robot baggage handlers are undergoing a trial run at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, according to the Guardian and CNBC, with the Chinese-made robots performing baggage handling and cabin cleaning duties. The publications note that Japan Airlines, which operates flights to and from the United States, is facing labor pressure from an aging domestic workforce. But the robots are currently unable to perform many tasks on the job that require dexterity.Read More…
TWU Local 1 Bus Workers Vote 269 to 1 to Authorize a Strike
Posted OnJune 30, 2026 byEnough is Enough. TWU Local 1 bus workers vote nearly unanimously to give leadership the power to call a strike. Members are irate at how they’ve been mistreated by the bosses who have offered a three-year contract – with two zeros, higher healthcare costs, and other insults.
Negotiations resume tomorrow, but leadership can now call a strike.Read More…
Battle in Ohio
Posted OnJune 10, 2026 byTWU Local 1 is united like never before in opposition to a horrific contract proposal. They are fighting back with the International providing expertise and resources. A possible strike looms.Read More…