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Rail shipments of damaged hazmat containers more than doubles

Published 25 Mar, 2011 The number of damaged or leaking hazardous materials containers shipped by rail has more than doubled over the past four years, and Rail Labor is demanding to know why. The shocking figures are highlighted in comments filed on March 24 by seven Rail Labor unions, including the TWU, in response to…

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Join the April 4 National Day of Action

Published 29 Mar, 2011 This April 4, TWU Locals, other unions and our community allies will be standing together at workplace and community events all across the country in a huge coordinated show of solidarity. There will be job site pickets, wearing of solidarity colors, buttons or armbands, “walk-ins,” community vigils, public rallies, demonstrations, teach-ins,…

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Standing with the Women of Wal-Mart

Published 30 Mar, 2011 In front of the white marble steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, hundreds of union members along with women and civil rights advocates joined the Rally to Stand with the Women of Wal-Mart on Tuesday, March 29 to support justice and equality at the corporate giant Wal-Mart. The crowd gathered outside…

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TA Reached for Local 542 Dispatchers at Alaska Airlines

Published 31 Mar, 2011 TWU Local 542 and Alaska Airlines jointly announced a tentative agreement on March 31 for a new four-year contract for the carrier’s 36 dispatchers. The proposed contract includes wage increases and provisions to improve quality of life issues, among other changes. Local 542 members will now review the proposed contract and…

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