Transit workers keep NYC moving — if you can afford to ride
Union big’s trains of thought John Samuelsen. Subway track worker by trade and international president of the Transport…
NYC Ferry workers unionize with Transport Workers Union in pursuit of better wages, stronger benefits
An NYC Ferry departs Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan on July 6, 2022. Photo by Kevin Duggan A…
Subway staffing: State Senate passes transit union-backed bill to make two-person crews permanent
Albany’s upper chamber approved the bill, which is being pushed by the transit workers union — TWU International…
Here’s where to focus your anger for the outrageous LIRR strike
The strike by five unions Saturday that shut down the Long Island Rail Road has created an unimaginable…
New York transit and LIRR workers: Build rank-and-file committees—prepare a united strike!
Are you a New York City transit or LIRR worker? Fill out the form at the end of…
TWU’s 2-person subway train crew bill would derail progress, good government and business groups tell state pols
FILE – An MTA New York City Transit conductor on board a subway train. REUTERS State legislative leaders…
NYC Transit boss Crichlow lambasts transit union-backed effort to maintain two-person train crews
NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow. Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow on…
MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor hailed as ‘trade unionist at heart’ at Irish-American labor luncheon
Friday, March 13, marked the 72nd day of Zohran Mamdani’s term as mayor. amNewYork is following Mamdani around…
Transit union balks at endorsing Gov. Hochul
Stand clear of the closing doors, Governor. John Samuelsen, president of the International Transport Workers Union representing 60,000…
Twenty years later, the former head of the Transport Workers Union local rewrites the history of the New York City 2005 transit strike
The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Labor Studies hosted an event earlier this month titled…
Proposal to ban Central Park horse carriages voted down by key NYC council committee
NEW YORK – Central Park’s iconic horse-drawn carriages will trot on, for now. A proposal to ban the…
Proposal to ban Central Park horse carriages voted down by key NYC council committee
NEW YORK – Central Park’s iconic horse-drawn carriages will trot on, for now. A proposal to ban the…