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TWU Tech Newsletter: Local 291 Secures Autonomous Vehicle Safety Deal
Posted OnOctober 21, 2026 byThis is the monthly edition of the Transport Workers Union’s Transportation Technology Newsletter. We aim to inform and educate our members, the labor movement, the public and policymakers about developments in transportation technology – and what the TWU is doing to ensure that new technology doesn’t undermine safety or harm the livelihoods of hard-working blue-collar…Read More…
TWU Organizing Wins at NYC Ferry Roll on as Tech Supervisors Join the TWU
Posted OnOctober 15, 2026 by“This is a complete and total victory for the TWU, organizing every work title, wall-to-wall at NYC Ferry,” TWU International President John Samuelsen said. Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: No Pedals, No Steering Wheels, More Problems
Posted OnOctober 1, 2026 by“While Tesla presses on with paid rides, first responders are left to clean up the literal mess,” TWU International President John Samuelsen said. “The company released a half-baked manual essentially telling police and fire stations to figure it out themselves if a disabled autonomous Tesla is blocking public streets or causing a potential safety issue.”Read More…
Contract Victory in Akron
Posted OnSeptember 25, 2026 byTransport Workers Union Local 1 members today ratified a six-year contract with Akron Metro that includes a 21% compounded wage increase over the life of the agreement, substantial retroactive pay, and a signing bonus. The agreement comes nearly three months after workers authorized leadership to call a strike. A Bus Operator making $66,500 today will make $80,200 by the end of the contract in May 2030.Read More…
Transit Workers in Augusta, Georgia Ratify New Three-Year Contract with Major Raises and Improved Benefits
Posted OnSeptember 14, 2026 byTransport Workers Union of America Local 527 ratified a new three-year contract with MV-Transit in Augusta, Georgia, securing significant raises and quality-of-life improvements.Read More…
Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority Workers Win Big Gains in Newly Ratified Contract
Posted OnSeptember 8, 2026 byLocal 171 President Delisa Brown meets with a Motorcoach Operator during voting for Local 171’s newest contract. Transport Workers Union Local 171, representing Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority workers, won significant raises and better benefits in a newly ratified four-year contract. TWU Local 171 members, including Motorcoach Operators, Mechanics, Customer Service Agents and more, will receive a 14.5% pay…Read More…
TWU Tech Newsletter: Coast-to-Coast Waymo Woes
Posted OnAugust 27, 2026 byThis is the monthly edition of the Transport Workers Union’s Transportation Technology Newsletter. We aim to inform and educate our members, the labor movement, the public and policymakers about developments in transportation technology – and what the TWU is doing to ensure that new technology doesn’t undermine safety or harm the livelihoods of hard-working blue-collar…Read More…
President Samuelsen in Eno Transportation: Humans Are the Essential Piece of Transportation Safety – And They Always Will Be
Posted OnAugust 24, 2026 byTWU International President John Samuelsen wrote the following column in the August edition of Eno Transportation The Transport Workers Union of America’s 165,000 plus members work across the entire transportation sector. At transit agencies, airlines, railroads, bikeshare systems and elsewhere, TWU members see their jobs change drastically as new technology once again mushrooms across all…Read More…
Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority Workers Join the TWU
Posted OnAugust 7, 2026 byBrick Township Municipal Utilities Authority workers on the Jersey Shore joined the Transport Workers Union of America after they were automatically recognized under the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act. They will join TWU Local 220, which represents municipal workers in Ocean County, New Jersey. The Utilities Authority workers primarily work as Professional and Office Staff,…Read More…
NYC Ferry Workers Unanimously Vote to Join the TWU, New York’s Fightback Union
Posted OnAugust 7, 2026 byWe are growing our ranks at the New York City Ferry with this latest organizing victory, as Technicians and Welders can see the day-in-day-out fight we bring on all fronts and want to be a part of it.Read More…