Labor, Community Speak Out Against Privatization of Long Island Bus
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TWU Speaks to Madison, WI
Rec. Secretary Benita Johnson and Administrative Vice President Angel Giboyeaux from TWU Local 100 join with Local 513 and TWU COPE speak to fellow protesters in the Capitol building of Madison, WI.
TWU Local 100 supports Wisconsin's workers

Local 100 members joined with New York City's unions to show solidarity with Wisconsin's embattled public sector workers at City Hall. Meanwhile Recording Secretary Benita Johnson and Administrative Vice President Angel Giboyeaux visited Madison, WI to lend our support at ground zero for Gov. Scott Walker's attacks on the right to collective bargaining.
NYC Labor and Community Groups Tell JPMorgan Chase to Shape up on Mortgages

TWU Local 100 and the United Federation of Teachers have joined in a campaign to push banks to give struggling homeowners an alternative to foreclosure. At a rally attended by a large number of community members, advocates and public officials taking place in the bitter cold outside JP Morgan Chase’s corporate headquarters in Manhattan, TWU Local 100 Recording Secretary Benita Johnson joined the crowd in urging Chase to do more to justify the taxpayer bailout they...

Station Agents Return to Work

On Monday, Jan. 24, the first class of ten returning Station Agents reported to 130 Livingston. They'll be back on the road in early February. Other S/A's are returning to work as CTA's --a victory for Local 100. They're the first of our laid-off brothers and sisters in Station to return. Many more will follow.
45th Anniversary of Quill’s Death

January 28, 2011 – TWU Local 100 Founder Michael J. Quill died 45 years ago today, following his incarceration in jail during the January, 1966 New York City transit strike. The strike was successful, overturning the draconian Condon-Wadlin Act, which mandated firing for all strikers, and resulting in significant pay increases for transit workers. Quill served for 33 years as TWU’s leader, beginning with his 1934 effort to organize an industrial union in the city...

TWU Slams MTA for Failures in Blizzard Response

Before the City Council hearing on January 14, Local 100 Reps spoke to the news media about why the MTA did not deploy enough personnel to de-ice tracks, chain buses, and set up rescue trains over Christmas weekend.
Family, Union Mourn Edwin Thomas at Flatbush Depot

 

 

Commemorating the life and tragic murder of Bus Operator Edwin Thomas of Flatbush Depot
President Samuelsen speaks to members at 2010 general membership meeting

John Samuelsen, President of Transport Workers Union Local 100, speaks to members at the Local's General Membership Meeting, November 6, 2010. President Samuelsen speaks almost one year after taking office. He talks about the reforms under the new administration, and the Local's agenda for the year ahead.