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A Call to Arms is Coming

International President John Samuelsen and Local 100 President John Chiarello told transit workers in NYC that a contract fight is brewing with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Samuelsen and Chiarello addressed a large group of Local 100 members at the Quill Depot in Manhattan, named after The TWU’s founder and legendary labor leader Michael Quill

TWU wants tax deduction for all workers

Congress granted hourly workers a new tax benefit, but the language is flawed. It inadvertently excludes millions of workers, including airline and railroad employees. The TWU is leading the charge to fix that.

PrimeFlight Fuelers in Orlando Unanimously Ratify First TWU Contract With 15 Percent Raise

The Transport Workers Union of America successfully negotiated a first contract for PrimeFlight Fuelers working at Orlando International Airport – locking in a 15 percent raise and replacing a management-controlled paid time off system with guaranteed sick and vacation time. The contract was approved by a unanimous vote on July 21 and will go into effect…

TWU Tech Newsletter: Waymo Expands to NYC, Philly 

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…