Civil & Human Rights Committee

2024 MLK Event

The International Administrative Committee is reestablishing the Civil & Human Rights Committee, as outlined in Article XXX of the TWU Constitution. Click here to read the revised full memo.

TWU President Mike Quill introduces keynote speaker Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the national TWU Convention in 1961.

We have appointed ten (10) members, to serve on this Committee which will be headed up by Shirley Duff, who was appointed Director of the department in May 2022. The committee shall begin meeting immediately and their tasks shall include, but are not limited to, presenting recommendations to the IAC on the internal and external issues facing the Transport Workers Union related to but not limited to issues of hate and discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, religion, nationality, age, and disability.

The members are as follows:

AIR DIVISION:
Greg Cosey
Local 513
President and International Executive Board Member

Andre Sutton
Local 502
President and International Vice President

Andrew Rangolan
Local 570
Vice President and TWU International staff

Thom McDaniel
Local 556
International VP and TWU International staff

RAIL DIVISION:
Amy Griffin
Local 1460
President and International Executive Board member

Barry Greaves EX. V.P.
Local 1460
Vice President

Bobby Cifarelli 
Local 2055
President

TRANSIT DIVISION:
Willie Brown
Local 234
President and International VP

Cassandra Gilbert
Local 291
Treasurer and International Executive Board member

Alex Molina
Local 241
President