Fort Bend, Texas – Bus and Van Operators working for Fort Bend Transit in Rosenberg, Texas overwhelmingly voted to join the Transport Workers Union of America.
“Transdev forces drivers to work without proper bathroom breaks, disciplines and fires drivers through a draconian attendance policy and punishes workers who dare to bring concerns about their working conditions to management. That is unacceptable and it ends TODAY. Transdev’s anti-union rhetoric has epically failed,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen.
“We will fight and win a first contract that improves the working conditions and lives for Fort Bend Transit workers and their families. They are fed up with a lack of respect from management. A contract forces the bosses to make changes instead of punishing workers who dare to speak up,” continued Samuelsen.
Bus and Van Operators who work on local routes within Fort Bend County and commuter routes into downtown Houston voted overwhelmingly in a National Labor Relations Board election to join the TWU. The workers took it upon themselves to reach out to the TWU in response to their substandard working conditions. Workers employed by Transdev as of August 2, 2025 were eligible to vote.
The TWU is the largest transportation union in the Houston area, representing workers at Houston Metro, Paratransit workers at MV Transportation, Dispatchers at Avelo Airlines, and airline workers in the region, notably at Southwest Airlines.
This victory is the second successful election for TWU in this ‘right to work’ state this past week. Dispatchers at Utah-based Breeze Airways also voted to join the TWU recently.
