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.
The Transport Workers Union is taking action to ensure Conductors remain on board NYC subway trains, anticipating that transit officials will look to cut staffing as it invests in One Person Train Operation (OPTO) technology. A new poll commissioned by the TWU shows overwhelming public support for keeping Conductors on trains. The TWU is seeking legislation to maintain staffing.
Pittsburgh bikeshare workers with POGOH voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, the largest union of bikeshare workers nationwide. The decisive vote came quickly after POGOH workers filed to join the TWU last month. “Today’s victory is a big step forward for POGOH bikeshare workers who want the benefits of a contract and being a part of the country’s…
Air Dispatchers and dispatch-related workers at JetBlue Airways voted Thursday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, the latest group of JetBlue workers to join the largest union of airline workers in the country. JetBlue Dispatch workers voted to unionize after years of broken promises from management – a strong rejection of JetBlue’s “at-will…