Ann Arbor transport workers

We keep our
community
moving.

Representing the transit workers of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.

Local 171 members gather at the ballot box during contract voting in 2026
Local people. Collective strength.Local 171 contract voting · 2026
From your union

A new contract.
A stronger future.

Local 171 members ratified an agreement with wage increases and improved benefits for the workers who keep Ann Arbor moving.

Local 171 President Delisa Brown shakes hands with a motorcoach operator during contract voting
Members at the center of our union.
Photograph: TWU International
Our local

Built by transit workers.
Here for each other.

An independent union formed in 1975. A TWU local since 1981. A voice for the people who keep our community moving.

Our history and purpose
1975
Our union forms
1981
TWU charter
2026
A new agreement
A group of Local 171 members in union shirts from the original local website
From the Local 171 archive.