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AAM Advancements Must Include Existing Aircraft Maintenance Standards, Human Dispatchers

The Transport Workers Union of America, the nation’s largest airline workers union, is urging Congress to ensure that the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry meets existing aircraft maintenance standards, includes human dispatchers for all AAM operations, and ensures that the AAM industry is not favored over existing modes of transportation for federal funding.   The TWU submitted a…

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TWU Tech Newsletter: Two Person Crews on NYC Trains are Going Nowhere

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…

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TWU Out in Force. Fightback Campaign Begins in Akron, Ohio

Akron METRO has show a total lack of respect for Local 1 members and the vital service they provide. Local 1  and TWU International are taking action.

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New TWU Contract for Union Tank Car Workers Provides Gains on Wages, Health Insurance, and Time Off

Workers at Union Tank Car in Altoona, Pennsylvania overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract that provides retroactive pay increases and a nine percent raise through August of 2027.   The TWU Rail Division and Local 2017 officers negotiated the contract with Union Tank Car Company. In addition to three percent raises each August, the contract increases shift differential pay for second and third…

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