The Rail Division represents members at Amtrak, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Conrail, and some of the Northeast’s largest regional rail systems. We are proud to be the voice of car inspectors, car repairmen, welders, crane operators, carpenters, on-board service workers, cleaners, trackmen, and flagmen at the bargaining table, fighting for fairer wages, increased safety, and better benefits for the hardworking people who keep our trains and freight rail moving.
Being a Unionized railroader has distinct advantages. Click here to watch a video providing some basic information about how railroad Unions function and what they do for YOU. It also highlights the importance of having a contract and the role the Union has in enforcing it.
Healthcare Premiums Decreasing for TWU Freight Rail Workers in 2025
Memo to Metro North Members 2/1/23
Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program general info
Rail Workers Hazardous Training Program IBT Consortium Description of Curricula Part 1
Rail Workers Hazardous Training Program IBT Consortium Description of Curricula Part 2
Rail Workers Hazardous Training Program IBT Consortium Description of Curricula Part 3
Press Release: Brightline West Inks Commitment with High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition
The 8 Hr HazMat Transportation Safety and Security Course offers an incentive of $175.00 for the two-day class. Please feel free to post this information on your website and share with your membership. Anyone interested in taking a class must register at www.teamstersafety.org/moodle.
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The Transport Workers Union is blasting a new Amtrak policy now scheduled for January 2027 that officially permits passengers to bring their guns on board in personal lock boxes as “lunacy.” Amtrak previously said it was considering the policy change but did not announce a timeline.
Read MoreThe fall 2026 Express is here! The latest edition features a Veterans Committee visit to the 9/11 Memorial in NYC, the latest Air Division Safety Summit, a remembrance of Local 1460 President Amy Griffin, a contract victory for Local 1 in Akron, Ohio, and more. Read it at the link below: https://www.twu.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/TWU-Express-Magazine-Fall-2026W.pdf
Read MoreTWU International President John Samuelsen wrote the following column in the August edition of Eno Transportation The Transport Workers Union of America’s 165,000 plus members work across the entire transportation sector. At transit agencies, airlines, railroads, bikeshare systems and elsewhere, TWU members see their jobs change drastically as new technology once again mushrooms across all…
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