Tech Supervisors at the New York City Ferry voted unanimously to join the Transport Workers Union of America.
This organizing initiative culminated with with Ferry Captains, Technicians, and Welders joining TWU.
“This is a complete and total victory for the TWU, organizing every work title, wall-to-wall at NYC Ferry, building worker power with industrial trade unionism,” TWU International President John Samuelsen said. “Workers at the NYC Ferry are well on their way to being fully unionized with additional organizing efforts underway.”
The NYC 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 NYC Ferry.
The TWU now represents hundreds of workers at NYC Ferry and is now focused on organizing Deckhands, who have 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.
