Transport Workers Union of America
The TWU is on the front lines of moving the American economy forward, keeping the traveling public safe and offering working people a voice.
The TWU International invites all local representatives to promote, advance, and defend our union’s goals before decision-makers in Washington, DC at the Legislative and COPE Conference May 12 – May 15, 2024.
The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) is a labor union founded in 1934. We work to aggressively defend the livelihoods of our members.
The TWU represents more than 155,000 workers across the airline, railroad, transit, universities, utilities and service sectors. The TWU is the largest airline workers union in the United States.
TWU Local 577, representing 1,700 Flight Attendants working for Allegiant Airlines, ratified a new five-year contract on Monday – locking in immediate wage increases ranging from 20 to 41.2 percent. The contact was ratified on a decisive vote, with 90 percent of votes in favor and 97 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot. …
Read MoreExpress! Express! Read All About It! The Spring edition of The TWU Express magazine is out. Catch up on the news about your union and fellow members, including a big win against the outsourcing of aircraft maintenance work to foreign shops overseas, a Florida Bus Operator’s personal story of triumph, the International’s fight against automation,…
Read MoreTWU Flight Dispatchers at Air Wisconsin ratified a four-year contract on Thursday, securing a well-deserved pay raise of 22 percent on average after years of hard-fought negotiations. The ratification vote was 100 percent in favor of the contract, with 96 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot. Air Wisconsin, an Appleton-based company that…
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