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School Bus Drivers Gain Contract Deal
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 24 Jan, 2014 This article was originally published in the Chief-Leader. Read the online version of this article on the Chief-Leader’s website here. By SARAH DORSEY | Posted: Monday, January 13, 2014 5:15 pm Nearly 100 school bus drivers and mechanics with Quality/Brothers bus services who dumped their previous union in March ratified their…Read More…
Dealers at Paris Las Vegas, Bally’s and Harrah’s Approve Contract
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 20 Feb, 2014 By CHRIS SIEROTY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Casino dealers at three of the Strip’s most popular resorts have overwhelmingly approved a multi-year contract with Caesars Entertainment Corp. Dealers at Paris Las Vegas, Bally’s and Harrah’s voted 342 to 27 late Tuesday to approve the five-year deal, which retains grievance procedures, seniority rule…Read More…
Lawmakers, Union Call for $40 Million to be Restored to MTA Budget
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byLawmakers, Union Call for $40 Million to be Restored to MTA Budget Published 26 Mar, 2014 By Tanique Williams Read the article Elected officials stood in solidarity on Tuesday with the Transport Workers Union Local 100 chapter — representing 38,000 active transportation workers and about 26,000 retirees — to demand a restoration of funds to…Read More…
Inside Union Negotiations at Southwest Airlines
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 03 Apr, 2014 By Alison Datko Originally published: theguardian.com, Thursday 3 April 2014 07.00 EDT *Read this article on The Guardian website here. A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 at Taney County Airport, where it landed in error. Photograph: Valerie Mosley/AP Southwest Airlines is one of the world’s most admired companies. You know it well –…Read More…
Virgin America Flight Attendants Seek Unionization Vote
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 21 May, 2014 Read the full article Published: Tue, May 20 2014 By Alwyn Scott SEATTLE (Reuters) – Flight attendants at Virgin America airlines are seeking a vote on whether to unionize, according to an official at the Transport Workers Union (TWU), in a move that could pave the way for organized labor’s latest…Read More…
Virgin America Flight Attendants Vote To Join Union
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 14 Aug, 2014 *Read this article on the Huffington Post website, where it originally appeared. Virgin America Flight Attendants Vote To Join Union Posted: 08/13/2014 5:08 pm EDT Dave Jamieson dave.jamieson@huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON—Three years after a failed bid to unionize, flight attendants at Virgin America airlines on Wednesday voted decisively to join the Transport Workers…Read More…
Leg amputee ready to take the helm as MTA motorman
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 09 Oct, 2014 New York Daily News EXCLUSIVE: Mario Maisonet had his leg amputated after developing a bad infection in his leg from a bug bite in Florida. Before that, he had passed the civil service exam to ditch his MTA bus driver job and become a motorman. He’s still on the path. BY…Read More…
TWU Welcomes Oriana (Ori) Korin
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byTWU Welcomes Oriana (Ori) Korin Published 01 May, 2015 Sisters and Brothers, I am excited to share today the news that starting Monday, May 4, Oriana (Ori) Korin will be joining TWU, as the director of our communications department. Ori has a long history of fighting for workers’ rights, having previously served as the Press…Read More…
With Solidarity Across the Union, Victory at Gray Line is Near!
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 30 Sep, 2015 TWU has represented workers on New York City’s Gray Line tourist buses for over 50 years. In 2009, the company merged with another company whose workers were represented by a different union, the United Service Workers. The recent election was TWU’s attempt to keep the relationship between the two companies from…Read More…
House Passes Measure to Extend Transportation Authority
Posted OnOctober 31, 2016 byPublished 17 Nov, 2015 Facing a Nov. 20 deadline, the House has passed a clean, bi-partisan extension of the Surface Transportation bill. The House and Senate now have until Dec. 4, 2015, to negotiate over the two different versions of the bill in a Conference Committee. Once they reach a final agreement, the House and…Read More…