New Leader of American and Southwest Labor Union Started Out Inspecting New York City Subway Tracks John Samuelsen, a lifelong Brooklyn resident who once inspected subway tracks and eventually became leader of a historic New York City labor union, has been named international president of the Transport Workers Union, which represents nearly 60,000 workers at…
It is with great pride that I receive this information today . I welcome the transition of John Samuelson to President of the Transport Workers Union International. President Samuelson has fought hard for labor and won at a local of over 42,000 members strong this will only strengthen our position in our current negotiations. We wish Harry the best. These…
I have just returned home from a week of negotiations in DC, and on to DFW next week. This past week we did sit down with the full seniority integration team and had dialog pertaining to both the IAM and the TWU positions, Read the letter detailing the process they will be trying to use to resolve…
[youtube_video id=”FrUwns7AM_s”] Mitt Romney may not be clear on his details, but he has made it clear that he will dismantle transportation and move forward anti-union laws. Our new video shows that plan. Across the country Romney and his GOP partners have made it clear in their platform that they will support states and Governors…
Dear Brother’s and Sister’s, Hopefully everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I would like to wish everyone and their families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. During this Thanksgiving holiday and the weekend I was able to take time to think about what has transpired over the last six weeks and at the last membership…