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Read 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…
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…
Pittsburgh Bikeshare Workers Vote to Join the TWU, America’s Largest Bikeshare Union
Posted OnMarch 3, 2026 byPittsburgh bikeshare workers with POGOH voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, the largest union of bikeshare workers nationwide. The decisive vote came quickly after POGOH workers filed to join the TWU last month. “Today’s victory is a big step forward for POGOH bikeshare workers who want the benefits of a contract and being a part of the country’s…Read More…
TWU Calls for Federal Investigation of Smoke-Filled Brightline Train
Posted OnFebruary 19, 2026 byThe Transport Workers Union of America is demanding a federal investigation into an incident on Friday night during which two Brightline train cars filled with smoke and three crew members went to the hospital for nausea and headaches. The Miami to Orlando train should have been taken out of service after smoke started emanating…Read More…
POGOH Bikeshare Workers in Pittsburgh File to Join the TWU
Posted OnFebruary 13, 2026 byPittsburgh bikeshare workers with POGOH filed for an election to join the Transport Workers Union of America, the largest union of bikeshare workers nationwide. “Bikeshare workers in Pittsburgh decided to demand a greater say in their working conditions and join the TWU to fight for better pay, benefits and quality-of-life improvements,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen….Read More…
2026 Michael J. Quill Scholarship Applications Are Now Open!
Posted OnJanuary 21, 2026 byApplications for the 2026 Michael J. Quill Scholarship are now being accepted. Winners will receive fifteen (15) college-bound dependents of TWU members a scholarship worth $4800.00. This scholarship will be paid out each year in the amount of $1200.00 to winners who continue to be eligible over their four (4) year college course. The scholarship application…Read More…
Read the Winter 2025 Express!
Posted OnJanuary 12, 2026 byThe latest Express is here.
Read how the TWU is pushing to get the overtime tax deduction extended to all members, along with updates from all divisions, including how the TWU regained firefighter jobs at Cape Canaveral and a new freight rail contract in Pennsylvania. Also, the deployment of a self-driving bus at a Texas bus depot highlights the job threat posed by increasing automation.Read More…
TWU Flight Attendants at FSI Overwhelmingly Ratify a New Five-Year Contract
Posted OnDecember 16, 2025 byFlight Attendants at TWU Local 578 ratified a new five-year contract on Monday with over 96 percent voting in favor of a deal that increases wages and provides critical quality-of-life gains. “Flight Attendants at TWU Local 578 voted massively to ratify a new contract that immediately offers life-changing raises, approaching 50 percent over five years,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen….Read More…
Akron Metro CEO Quietly Rakes in Big Pay Bonuses While Workers Get Nothing
Posted OnDecember 10, 2025 byThe Transport Workers Union is blasting Akron Metro leaders and warning of a potential strike, partly because of secretive pay bonuses totaling around $72,000 given to Metro CEO Dawn Distler while workers have been denied raises. Akron Metro Bus Operators and other workers, represented by Transport Workers Union Local 1, haven’t had a raise…Read More…