Published 10 Mar, 2011 Timeline of National Action March 12:  National day of action called by the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. All unionists and labor activists in Wisconsin and neighboring states mobilize in Madison on March 12, with labor-led solidarity actions the same day in cities across the country.  March 15: Rallies around the country and in…Read More…

Published 08 Mar, 2011 The halls of the Ohio statehouse in Columbus rumbled with chants of Kill the Bill as thousands of people crammed into the capitol today to protest Senate Bill 5 during Republican Governor John Kasich’s State of the State Address. After gathering on the steps of the capitol building, thousands of firefighters,…Read More…

Published 03 Mar, 2011 The attempt by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to strip collective bargaining rights from public employees has turned Wisconsin into ground zero for democracy in America. A new report from TWU lays out the impact and ramifications of what is happening in Wisconsin for the future of America, the economy and working…Read More…

Published 03 Mar, 2011 Chanting “Kill the Bill,” an unprecedented number of workers and community members rallied in Ohio as the protests against a bill that would strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights continued to swell. The biggest crowds yet, nearly 20,000, gathered at the Ohio statehouse in Columbus on Tuesday Feb. 22…Read More…

Published 02 Mar, 2011 Local presidents on the TWU American Airlines Negotiations Committee held a press conference at the Air Transit Division (ATD) office in Hurst, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 24. Collectively they represent more than 22,000 workers in different classifications mired in negotiations with American Airlines that began in late 2007. ATD Director Garry…Read More…

Published 28 Sep, 2011 Recently, the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, on behalf of the 250,000 union brothers and sisters in Wisconsin, sent a letter to TWU extending their appreciation for our support against the attacks on Wisconsin workers. You can see the letter here. As these attacks go on in Wisconsin and around the nation against…Read More…

Published 16 Nov, 2011 James C. Little, President of the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (TWU), announced today that the Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has found that the New York law banning and penalizing public worker strikes violates fundamental workers’ rights protected by international law. This decision…Read More…

Published 23 Nov, 2011 Friday, November 18 was a terrible day for workers’ rights. The Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America and the Transport Workers Union join together in condemning the decision by the National Mediation Board (NMB) denying charges of management interference by Delta Air Lines in the November 2010 union representation election….Read More…

Published 22 Nov, 2011 Congressional intransigence appears to be at an all time high as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, more commonly known as the ‘Super Committee’, failed to move forth any plans for reducing the debt and deficit. Assembled by Congress after the debt limit debacle in August, the committee was tasked…Read More…

Published 10 Nov, 2011 Dear TWU Brothers & Sisters, In honor and recognition of  Veterans Day, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to those who have and continue to risk and sacrifice their lives to fight for the freedoms we at home often take for granted. Since World War II, The Transport Workers…Read More…