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STB Finds UP-NS Merger Application is Incomplete
The Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) today announced a unanimous decision finding that the major merger application filed by Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) (together, Applicants) with the Board on December 19, 2025, is incomplete because it…
Florida Elected Officials Support Brightline Workers Organizing With the TWU
Eight members of Congress representing Florida’s entire Democratic U.S. House delegation sent a statement of support for Brightline Florida workers’ right to organize. The statement comes as the company continues to fight an ongoing unionization effort among on-board attendants and…
No more secret six-figure bonuses for Amtrak executives
A TWU-supported bill that would end Amtrak’s shameful practice of secretly doling out six-figure bonuses without giving the public and elected officials time to object advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives today. The bill, introduced by Rep. Marc Molinaro,…
TWU Wins Largest Wage Increase for On-Board Workers in Amtrak History, With Paid Family Leave
The Transport Workers Union of America secured the largest wage increase for Amtrak workers in the agency’s 53-year history after on-board service workers overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new seven-year contract on Tuesday. The new contract includes a 34 percent compounded…
IN THE NEWS
New Freight Rail Safety Bill Would Make Rail Car Inspections Safer
The Transport Workers Union is backing a new House bill that would impose new regulations on freight rail in response to the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment. Reps. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) introduced a bill, The Railroad Safety Enhancement Act…
TWU Urges Action and Opposes Cuts to Railroad Workers’ Social Security, Amtrak and Transit
The Transport Workers Union is urging members to contact their members of Congress to tell them to oppose the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS) funding bill, H.R. 9029. TWU International President John…
TWU Strongly Supports Establishment of Minimum Crew Size Rule
The Transport Workers Union applauds the Department of Transportation’s final rule that would require at least two people operating every freight train – an essential safety measure that improves working conditions both on the tracks and in rail yards. Transportation Secretary Pete…
