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Online Event: Fighting COVID / Building Power: Workers & Unions on the Frontlines (5/19)
Tue. May 19 * 9:00am-10:15am Online Forum via ZOOM RSVP HERE Speakers include: Angeles Solis * Make the Road New York Director of Worker Organizing @AngeMariaSolis @maketheroadny Eric Loegel * TWU Local 100 Vice President, Rapid Transit Operations (RTO) @EricEddy100 @TWULocall100 Mark Henry * ATU Local 1056 President / Business Agent #ATULocal1056 #1u Nikki Kateman…
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TWU Proposes School Bus Coop
School bus maintenance and driving has long been a tricky business in New York City. In the face of mounting maintenance costs, excessive emissions and flatlining wages, the Transit Workers Union (TWU) has proposed a novel — and potentially transformative — solution for the city’s school buses. This week, TWU international president John Samuelsen and Manhattan…
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Reflections from the Verizon Strike
After 45 days on strike, nearly 40,000 Verizon workers have agreed to head back to work. Having reached a tentative agreement with the communications giant, the workers state that they have achieved their goals: raising working families’ standard of living, creating over 1,300 new union jobs and achieving a first contract for retail store workers.…
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