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Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Mechanics Vote to Join the TWU

Mechanics at the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail in New Jersey voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, fulfilling the TWU’s goal of wall-to-wall industrial trade union organizing. All workers at the privately-operated NJ Transit light rail system are now part of the TWU.  “The TWU knows that worker power comes from…

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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, based in Los Angeles, secured a landmark industry-leading contract extension with Bicycle Transit Systems featuring 13% raises over two years and a 32-hour, 4-day work week. “I could not be…

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Judge Tosses Brightline Lawsuit. Union Election Upheld

The TWU’s victories against Brightline and the railroad’s “shameful” anti-union attacks continue, as a federal judge dismissed the company’s lawsuit seeking to invalidate workers’ vote to unionize.

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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.

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