(NEW YORK CITY) - Tech Supervisors employed at the New York City Ferry have voted unanimously to join the Transport Workers Union (TWU), the culmination of a hugely successful first organizing wave at the property that also saw Ferry Captains - along with Technicians and Welders, join the TWU in the last three months. “This is a complete and total victory for the TWU, organizing every work title, wall-to-wall at the New York City Ferry, building ‘Worker Power’ with Industrial Trade Unionism,” TWU International President John Samuelsen said. “Workers at the New York City Ferry are well on their way to being fully Unionized with additional organizing efforts underway.” The New York City Ferry Workers are primarily based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and work for the contractor, Hornblower. The Ferry Service launched in 2017 and operates six routes and one seasonal route. The TWU is the first Union on property at the New York City Ferry. The TWU now represents hundreds of Workers at the New York City Ferry and is now focused on organizing Deckhands, who’ve reached out to the TWU about joining. Work on a first contract for the Tech Supervisors, Ferry Captains and Technicians and Welders is now underway. The TWU continues to grow on land, air, and sea in New York State. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Subway and Bus Workers, Citi Bike Workers, PATH, Metro-North Railroad Workers, Port Authority Workers, School Bus Drivers and thousands of Airport Workers in the New York City area are all part of America’s Fightback Union.  

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