This 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…
Workers at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association received a commitment for voluntary recognition from their employer just days after announcing their intent to form a union with Transport Workers Union of America Local 320. This is the first time The TWU has organized employees at a bike-related non-profit after years of successfully organizing mechanics, technicians, and other workers at…
Transport Workers Union of America Local 234, working in conjunction with TWU International, secured a one-year contract agreement that provides significant wage increases and safety improvements for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority transit workers, and does not provide any concessions to SEPTA. “This is a massive win for Bus Operators, Subway Operators, Trolley Operators, Mechanics,…
The Transport Workers Union of America won a significant victory on Tuesday over Brightline’s attempt to delay a union election for Onboard Service Workers at the Florida railroad. The TWU’s arguments stating that Brightline is a railroad and subject to the Railway Labor Act for the purposes of forming a union were upheld in…