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TWU Efforts in Congress Pay Off, Space Force Firefighter Staffing Levels Restored
Posted OnSeptember 30, 2025 byAfter a years-long lobbying effort, the Transport Workers Union International successfully fought to restore our Firefighter staffing levels at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Local 525 and the International led an effort to win jobs back for laid off Firefighters. “This is a great example of the International and Locals locking arms fighting…Read More…
Airport Workers at Westchester County Airport Overwhelmingly Vote to Join the TWU
Posted OnSeptember 23, 2025 byFed up with intentionally low staffing levels and forced overtime shifts, workers at Westchester County Airport voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, the largest airport workers union in the country. Ramp and Senior Ramp Agents at the county-owned airport have been forced to work at least one and sometimes two…Read More…
FTA Rejects MTA’s Second Flawed Safety Assessment, Threatens to Cut Funding
Posted OnAugust 19, 2025 byThe Federal Transit Administration on Tuesday excoriated NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority for failing, yet again, to submit a safety risk assessment that aims to protect Transport Workers Union members. The FTA pledged to withhold up to 25 percent of federal transit funds to the MTA, compel the MTA to use federal funds to correct safety…Read More…
TWU Calls Out NYC’s Transit Authority For ‘Gross Mismanagement’ and ‘Evil Scheme’
Posted OnJuly 31, 2025 byInternational President John Samuelsen and Local 100 Pres. John Chiarello ruthlessly excoriated New York transit officials Wednesday, for failing to give thousands of workers who were injured on the job their workers’ compensation checks on time. “My most vulnerable members are not being paid, on account of gross mismanagement by the MTA,” Chiarello told the…Read More…
TWU Strongly Opposes Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger
Posted OnJuly 29, 2025 byBillions for Wall Street while workers get shafted The Transport Workers Union of America strongly opposes the planned merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern and urges federal regulators, lawmakers, shippers, and unions to block the deal. “Union Pacific has a shameful safety record and was caught by the federal government trying to…Read More…
A Call to Arms is Coming
Posted OnJuly 26, 2025 byInternational President John Samuelsen and Local 100 President John Chiarello told transit workers in NYC that a contract fight is brewing with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Samuelsen and Chiarello addressed a large group of Local 100 members at the Quill Depot in Manhattan, named after The TWU’s founder and legendary labor leader Michael QuillRead More…
PrimeFlight Fuelers in Orlando Unanimously Ratify First TWU Contract With 15 Percent Raise
Posted OnJuly 21, 2025 byThe Transport Workers Union of America successfully negotiated a first contract for PrimeFlight Fuelers working at Orlando International Airport – locking in a 15 percent raise and replacing a management-controlled paid time off system with guaranteed sick and vacation time. The contract was approved by a unanimous vote on July 21 and will go into effect…Read More…
Conrail Rail Workers Ratify New Contract with Significant Pay Increases
Posted OnJune 26, 2025 byConrail TWU members in Detroit, Philadelphia, and New Jersey voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new five-year contract, delivering a 17.5% wage increase, with Journeyman Carmen making over $100,000 a year by contract’s end. “This is a big win for TWU railroad workers,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen. “This new contract locks in real wage…Read More…
The TWU Express magazine is out!
Posted OnJune 26, 2025 byThe latest TWU Express magazine is out! The summer edition features updates from the Air, Rail, and Transit divisions, as well as articles and profiles of members and officers, and photos from around the union.Read More…
TWU Air Division Convenes First Ever Safety Summit
Posted OnJune 17, 2025 byDozens of safety leaders across the TWU’s Air Division recently gathered for a critical discussion of safety issues – an event that was sparked by discussions between locals about the importance of sharing safety information across workgroups. The first ever TWU Air Division safety summit was held at Local 513 headquarters in Southlake, Texas…Read More…