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The TWU Stands in Solidarity with Allied Pilots Association’s Fight Against American Airlines
Posted OnJune 2, 2022 byThe Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) supports the Allied Pilots Association (APA) in their fight to fix American Airlines and will stand in solidarity with them on the picket line on Wall Street today. The TWU represents 65,000 workers across the aviation industry. “We’re all sick and tired of the games American Airlines has…Read More…
2022 Scholarship Winners
Posted OnJune 1, 2022 byEstablished in 1969, the Michael J. Quill Scholarship Fund provides 15 scholarships worth $4,800 to college-bound dependents of TWU members. It is paid out every year in the amount of $1,200 to winners who continue to be eligible over their four-year course of study. The money is paid directly to the recipient’s accredited college or…Read More…
The TWU Recognizes International Flight Attendant Day
Posted OnMay 31, 2022 byMay 31 marks International Flight Attendant Day. The TWU recognizes this day by honoring the extraordinary work our Flight Attendants have been performing, not only in the face of a pandemic but also during a full-moon atmosphere of violence and chaos in the cabin. The past few years have not been easy. You are responsible…Read More…
The TWU Recognizes Memorial Day
Posted OnMay 27, 2022 byAs union members, we cannot and do not take for granted the freedoms we have as Americans. Today, the Transport Workers Union pauses to honor and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we might be free.Read More…
The TWU Celebrates National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day
Posted OnMay 24, 2022 byMay 24 marks National Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Day. The following statement can be attributed to TWU Air Division Director and International Vice President Gary Peterson: “The Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, celebrates National AMT Day, honoring our 10,000+ Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMT) who are responsible for the safety of flight of nearly 1,000…Read More…
Transportation Technology Campaign Newsletter #8
Posted OnMay 23, 2022 byTransportation Technology Campaign Newsletter Issue #8 May 19, 2022 If you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org Human Operators in Public Transit ‘Highly Likely’ Even as Autonomous Vehicle Tech Advances, Carnegie Mellon University Experts Reveal in New Paper This paper is a critical contribution to the evolving…Read More…
Carnegie Mellon University researchers echo what TWU has long said: Human operators must remain onboard transit vehicles as Automation Technologies Advance
Posted OnMay 19, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 19, 2022 Contact: Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org Carnegie Mellon University researchers echo what TWU has long said: Human operators must remain onboard transit vehicles as Automation Technologies Advance Washington, DC — The Transport Workers Union of America today is praising new, independent research from Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Traffic21, a transportation…Read More…
TWU: Corporations should not be given tax breaks for union busting
Posted OnMay 12, 2022 byFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2022 Contact: Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org TWU: Corporations should not be given tax breaks for union busting Washington, DC – Today the No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, which would end the practice of allowing corporations to claim tax deductions for funds they spend on union busting, was introduced…Read More…
The TWU Takes Multi-Pronged Approach to Fighting Toxic Cabin Air
Posted OnMay 6, 2022 byThe TWU has been the main advocate against the effects of toxic cabin air for the past three years. We’ve taken the bull by the horns and have spearheaded the issue via a multi-pronged approach: Legislatively, by calling for the passage of the Cabin Air Safety Act Raising awareness on the ground, with our Cabin…Read More…
Local 101 rallies to save jobs
Posted OnMay 5, 2022 byOn May 4, 2022, Transport Workers Union Local 101 rallied in Brooklyn, New York to oppose a proposed climate plan that would bar new natural-gas service to existing and newly constructed buildings beginning in 2024 and ban gas appliances entirely by 2030. The proposal, if enacted, would wipe out thousands of good union jobs. “We’ve…Read More…