(NEW YORK CITY) - Marine Diesel Technicians and Welders employed at the New York City Ferry have voted unanimously to join the Transit Workers Union (TWU). The Union’s International President, John Samuelsen, said: “The TWU has a message for any politician that fights against Blue Collar New York - we will fight you and we will win. We are growing our ranks at the New York City Ferry with this latest organizing victory, as Technicians and Welders can see the day-in-day-out fight we bring on all fronts and want to be a part of it. We will now begin work on a critical first contract to bring big gains for New York City Ferry Workers, just like we have for decades with New York City subways, trains, buses, planes and bikes.” The Ferry Workers are primarily based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and work for the contractor Hornblower. The Ferry service was launched in 2017 and operates six routes and one seasonal route. The TWU is the first Union on property at the Ferry. TWU Special Projects Coordinator Alejandro Arroyo said: “The highly-skilled New York City Ferry Workers are trusting in the industrial power of the TWU in New York to deliver a crucial first contract while showing up to fight for them on all fronts, no matter what. Across New York City and New York State, the TWU is showing - over and over again, why we are ‘America’s Fightback Union, organizing the unorganized and standing up for every Worker against powerful interests.’”

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