Negotiations
Tentative Agreement with Amtrak
Posted OnMarch 24, 2023 byMarch 24, 2023 TWU as part of the Shop-Craft Coalition has Reached a Tentative Agreement with Amtrak. The unions are providing the following joint announcement: TWU & the Shop-Craft Coalition have reached a Tentative Agreement with Amtrak to settle each Organization’s respective section 6 notices for this round of bargaining. The specific terms of this…Read More…
Coming in Hot: Firefighters & First Responders at Dobbins Air Reserve Base Vote to Join the TWU
Posted OnSeptember 29, 2022 byOn Thursday, September 29, Firefighters and First Responders at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia, voted 29-1 for union representation by the TWU. These workers, employed by the Centerra Group, will join their brother and sister Firefighters and Emergency Response Workers at Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center as members of TWU Local…Read More…
AA Association Update: Attendance Arbitration
Posted OnSeptember 22, 2022 bySeptember 22, 2022 TO: TWU/IAM Association Members RE: Attendance Arbitration Yesterday, we began the attendance arbitration for all five Association Agreements. The case is being presented for the Association by Christina Gornail, from the law firm of Richard, Phillips, & Rind P.C. We initially prepared to complete the case in the one day made available…Read More…
A Busy Summer in Suffolk County: Local 252 Organizes New Workgroup, Ratifies Three Contracts
Posted OnAugust 30, 2022 byLocal 252 President Debra Hagan had a very busy summer fighting on behalf of workers in Suffolk County. She organized a new workgroup, as well as ratified three amazing contracts. The newest members of Local 252 are actually former management at Suffolk Bus Corporation– who realized that they were better off not being in management but belonging to the union.Read More…
TWU Escalation Letter to BRC President Johnson
Posted OnAugust 30, 2022 byRailroad Division Director John Feltz sent the following letter to BRC President Ricky Johnson: August 29, 2022 Dear President Johnson, I am in receipt of your response to my letter dated August 19, 2022. Regarding your offer to escalate this issue to the next stage per our 1998 agreement. President Samuelsen has decided to exercise…Read More…
TWU Local 548 Ground School Instructors at Envoy Reach TA
Posted OnAugust 1, 2022 byOn July 29, the TWU negotiating committee for Local 548 Ground School Instructors at Envoy Air reached a four-year tentative agreement with the company. Ground School Instructors provide classroom training to Envoy Air pilots. Highlights include substantial pay increases, reduced step pay scale, and improved hours of service language. Full contract details and scheduled briefings…Read More…
United Rail Unions Coordinated Bargaining Coalition Statement on Presidential Emergency Board
Posted OnJuly 15, 2022 byJuly 15, 2022 The United Rail Unions issue the following statement July 15, 2022 The Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition attended the Public Interest Hearings hosted by the members of the National Mediation Board on Tuesday, July 12, 2022…Read More…
United Rail Union Coordinated Bargaining Coalition Update
Posted OnJune 15, 2022 byThe United Rail Unions issued the following statement on June 15, 2022: Following the conclusion of our third week of compulsory mediation conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), the Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition pursuant to Section 5…Read More…
United Rail Unions Negotiations Update
Posted OnJune 3, 2022 byThe United Rail Unions issued the following statement on June 2, 2022: The Rail Unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way/SMART Mechanical Coalition concluded their second week of compulsory joint National Mediation Board-mediated negotiations with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) yesterday. These joint…Read More…
An Open Letter to the National Mediation Board Members
Posted OnMay 6, 2022 byThe Transport Workers of America and the International Brother of Electrical Workers, once again, call on the National Mediation Board to release us from mediation and issue a proffer of arbitration to move our contract dispute along. After numerous requests to the National Mediation Board that a proffer of arbitration (release from mediation) be issued…Read More…