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For the second time in less than a week, a TWU Local 100 member from the Rapid Transit Operations department was featured on prime-time television for life-saving actions.

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Working People Need Answers on Latest North American Trade Deal

It seems every talking head in Washington has been in a frenzy recently, rushing to either glorify or condemn the new North American Free Trade Agreement, known as the United States Mexico Canada Agreement. But the truth is that it is still too early to pass any final judgment.

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More Than 100 IDG Members Attend NYC Hearing to Call For Livable Wage That Reflects Real Costs

After a two year campaign by the Independent Drivers Guild, New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission held a hearing on Wednesday on the nation’s first livable wage rules for drivers for apps like Uber and Lyft.

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05 Oct, 2018

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TWU Packs Courtroom for Arraignment of Bus Attacker

TWU Local 100 packed a Brooklyn courtroom for the arraignment of a man who sprayed a mace-like liquid at a B15 Bus Operator and then released pepper spray on another B15 bus hours later.

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2000 Columbia University Postdocs Vote to Unionize with UAW

Columbia University postdoctoral researchers announced Thursday that they’ve voted overwhelmingly to choose Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW (CPW-UAW) as their union.

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Workers and Community Gather to Commemorate 115th Anniversary of the Triangle Fire

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Sesame Workers Union Marks One Year with Block Party and Rally

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TWU Packs Courtroom for Arraignment of Bus Attacker

2000 Columbia University Postdocs Vote to Unionize with UAW

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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Professional Women’s Hockey League Players Association - Apr 6

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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: New York Transit Museum Workers Vote Unanimously to Join AFSCME - Apr 2

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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UFCW Pharmacy and Other Workers Ratify 4-Year Contract with Kaiser; Secure 21.5% Wage Increases Over Life of the Contract - Apr 1

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