On Thursday, Local 100 members, along with its transit allies and other union members, took a stand against New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) recently proposed contract demanding cutbacks and concessions.
As the night sky fell over them, members lit up 2 Broadway outside the NYCT Headquarters as they stood along side their brothers and sisters, political figures and labor allies with signs reading “The Bleeding Stops Here! Take a Stand.”
TWU Local 320 – LA Metro Bike Share Union Secures Landmark Contract Extension with Bicycle Transit Systems
TWU Local 320 – LA Metro Bike Share Union Secures Landmark Contract Extension with Bicycle Transit Systems (Los Angeles, CA) Members of TWU Local 320, […]
TWU Tech Newsletter: Don’t Trust NY Gov. Kathy Hochul on Autonomous Vehicles
Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen warns that NY Gov. Kathy Hochul is simply trying to wait out a reelection bid before returning to boosting autonomous vehicles.
100 Years Ago Today: Michael J. Quill Arrives in USA from Ireland
100 years ago today, TWU founder Michael J. Quill arrived in New York City from Ireland. He organized the city’s mistreated and impoverished transit workers into an industrial trade union that could fight the bosses as a unified force.