April 14, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters, Unions
(Source: USA Today column by Randi Weingarten, Chris Shelton, Mary Kay Henry and James P. Hoffa, April 13, 2020. Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers. Chris Shelton is president of the Communications Workers of America. Mary Kay Henry...
April 13, 2020 | Headlines, TTD, Unions
(Source: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department press release, April 9, 2020) The Honorable Ronald Batory Administrator Federal Railroad Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Administrator Batory: On...
April 1, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, March 31, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — Transit workers are on the frontlines, transporting some of the soldiers fighting the war against the coronavirus. The virus is hitting the SEPTA ranks hard. Full story: CBS Philadelphia
March 30, 2020 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Payday Report, March 27, 2020) EVERETT, Wash. — On March 27, the Amalgamated Transit Union announced the death of Scott Ryan, a 41-year-old bus driver and father of three from Everett, Washington, who had warned his members against the dangers of COVID-19....
March 10, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: WGBH, March 10, 2020) BOSTON — A new campaign pushing back against cuts to the MBTA maintenance workforce launched Monday with a protest outside the Transportation Building ahead of a T board meeting. Through public records requests, the Safe Transit Now...
March 5, 2020 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: TCU/IAM press release, March 4, 2020) ROCKVILLE, Md. — TCU/IAM National President Robert A. Scardelletti announced his retirement to become effective on July 31, 2020, after serving 29 years as TCU’s President with over 53 years of membership in the TCU/IAM....
December 23, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Unions
(Source: SMART-TD press release, December 12, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The president of the SMART Transportation Division, Jeremy Ferguson, is calling on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to issue an emergency order requiring that outdated air brake valves on...
November 8, 2019 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Policy Statement by the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD), October 29, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since the first U.S. freight trains departed from Baltimore nearly 200 years ago, the freight rail industry has served as the backbone of domestic...
October 29, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit News, October 29, 2019) DETROIT — The first two weeks of the strike by the United Auto Workers cost General Motors Co. $1 billion in lost earnings, and overall losses from the six-week walkout will rise to nearly $3 billion, the automaker said...
October 25, 2019 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Detroit News, October 25, 2019) DETROIT — With the majority of United Auto Workers locals approving a new deal with General Motors Co., Friday could be the end of the longest strike against the automaker since 1970. Full story: Detroit...
