Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @transportworker
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
45
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) is calling on the Federal Transit Administration to withhold funding from Ann Arbor Transit due to their lack of adherence to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. TWU represents over 150,000 members across various sectors, including railway and transit and is working to raise awareness in unions and labor campaigns to fight for workers' rights. Recently, the union addressed issues concerning transportation safety, challenging Bill de Blasio's policies, and raising awareness of driver fatigue and dangerous chemicals used in the US food industry. They are also advocating for financial transparency and fighting poisoning incidents in Ohio.
Topic Modeling
- Labor unions and their respective roles and responsibilities
- Government regulations and policies
- Infrastructure funding and development
- Worker safety and security
- Food additives and chemicals banned
Emotional Analysis
The tweets in this sample express a range of emotions, from anger and frustration to solidarity and support. The first tweet expresses outrage at the Ann Arbor transit agency for not following the law and protecting its workers from assault. The other tweets express support for the Transport Workers Union of America and other unions, as well as concern for workers' rights and safety. There is also a sense of indignation at government indifference to the needs of workers and families, as well as criticism of Tesla and other corporations. Finally, there is a sense of fear and despair at the potential poisoning of Ohio.
Trend Analysis
- Call on FTA to Withhold Funding from Transit Agencies
- Safety Committees in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Unions Representing Over 150,000 Members
- Political Hacks and Absolute Losers
- Transit Agencies Apprenticeship Programs
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
16
Percentage of total tweets
35%
Number of Original tweets
8
Percentage of total tweets
17%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
45
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
16
Percentage of total tweets
35%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
7
Percentage of total tweets
15%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
14
Percentage of total tweets
31%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter Web App | 17 |
Twitter for Android | 12 |
Twitter for iPhone | 12 |
Twitter for iPad | 3 |
TweetDeck | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
blakandblack | blakandblack | I write about my experiences as a #FirstNations person, in a hostile environment. #whistleblower, smashed @AusFedPolice 16-0 in Supreme Court ✡️🇦🇺🇫🇷 | 25,760 |
transportworker | TWU | The Transport Workers Union of America, representing more than 155,000 workers across all transport, utilities & service sectors | 23,252 |
TTDAFLCIO | TTD | America's Transportation Unions | 37 unions. One bold voice. Fighting at the federal level for policies that protect & enhance the rights of America's transportation workers. | 6,260 |
Airline_ratings | Airline Ratings | In a world-first, http://t.co/Dqc6PjhGO6 delivers a transparent safety and in-flight product world class rating system for airlines around the globe. | 4,916 |
mattalley413 | Matt Alley - BlueCollarWriter | The Official Twitter account of BlueCollarWriter Labor Media. | 4,274 |
educatorsofnyc | Educators of NYC | A community of NYC public school educators. Reimagine our schools w/ us. Equity, democracy, accountability, responsiveness, unionism, professionalism & pedagogy | 2,922 |
DickYoungsGhost | Young Ideas | The modern voice of one of the greatest sportswriters, ever. "Dick Young was exactly what a tabloid sportswriter was supposed to be like" - Frank Deford. | 2,902 |
maggieatlas | Maggie Atlas | AUS Old and likes to listen but still has an opinion an imperfect human being & a Christian | 2,193 |
TwuSamuelsen | John Samuelsen | Official account, John Samuelsen, International President of the Transport Workers Union, Industrial Trade Unionist, NYC Subway Trackworker 26 +6 = 1 Gan Mhoill | 2,092 |
Bronxvoice1 | Bronx Voice | The fastest growing chain of websites:https://bronxvoicenyc https://t.co/eAOQdKDX76https://t.co/aMRg02NGuc | 1,773 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
blakandblack | blakandblack | I write about my experiences as a #FirstNations person, in a hostile environment. #whistleblower, smashed @AusFedPolice 16-0 in Supreme Court ✡️🇦🇺🇫🇷 | 15,597 |
Bronxvoice1 | Bronx Voice | The fastest growing chain of websites:https://bronxvoicenyc https://t.co/eAOQdKDX76https://t.co/aMRg02NGuc | 4,943 |
maggieatlas | Maggie Atlas | AUS Old and likes to listen but still has an opinion an imperfect human being & a Christian | 3,153 |
TTDAFLCIO | TTD | America's Transportation Unions | 37 unions. One bold voice. Fighting at the federal level for policies that protect & enhance the rights of America's transportation workers. | 2,873 |
educatorsofnyc | Educators of NYC | A community of NYC public school educators. Reimagine our schools w/ us. Equity, democracy, accountability, responsiveness, unionism, professionalism & pedagogy | 2,806 |
mattalley413 | Matt Alley - BlueCollarWriter | The Official Twitter account of BlueCollarWriter Labor Media. | 2,540 |
DickYoungsGhost | Young Ideas | The modern voice of one of the greatest sportswriters, ever. "Dick Young was exactly what a tabloid sportswriter was supposed to be like" - Frank Deford. | 2,441 |
WorkBitesNews | Work-Bites | Veteran team of indy labor journalists dedicated to covering the stories that matter most to working people & their families - no bosses, we work for you! | 2,087 |
TwuSamuelsen | John Samuelsen | Official account, John Samuelsen, International President of the Transport Workers Union, Industrial Trade Unionist, NYC Subway Trackworker 26 +6 = 1 Gan Mhoill | 1,791 |
andyg00d | 💧andy good | Fairtrade pioneer, entrepreneur, passionate believer in small scale farming and great tasting sustainable food. Enjoying new challenges. Fed up with plastic | 1,425 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
maggieatlas | AUS Old and likes to listen but still has an opinion an imperfect human being & a Christian | 5 |
1800DueDirty | - | 3 |
andyg00d | Fairtrade pioneer, entrepreneur, passionate believer in small scale farming and great tasting sustainable food. Enjoying new challenges. Fed up with plastic | 2 |
NickL18521912 | - | 2 |
EddieMuniz17 | - | 2 |
acuzz1967 | Union worker, father of three amazing boys.Personal page. Personal Opinions. | 2 |
Bronxvoice1 | The fastest growing chain of websites:https://bronxvoicenyc https://t.co/eAOQdKDX76https://t.co/aMRg02NGuc | 2 |
lavenderandmilk | April is the cruelest month. | 1 |
mattalley413 | The Official Twitter account of BlueCollarWriter Labor Media. | 1 |
WorkBitesNews | Veteran team of indy labor journalists dedicated to covering the stories that matter most to working people & their families - no bosses, we work for you! | 1 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1625874171329753089 | In a first, @transportworker is calling on @FTA_DOT to withhold funding from a transit agency. Bosses at Ann Arbor transit would rather subject their workers to brutal assaults than follow the letter of the law in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and set up safety committees. | 16 |
1626657326714216462 | 11/ The Transport Workers Union of America represents more than 150,000 members across the airline, transit, university, utility, service, and rail sectors.@transportworker members repair & inspect rail cars & brakes & do terminal brake tests. #TrainTwitter #FollowFriday | 5 |
1624929459366248448 | @TwuSamuelsen And @TWULocal100 @transportworker had the best series of anti-@BilldeBlasio ads. Three dollar BILL is the best! @USDOL https://t.co/8IGg5bYvjX | 3 |
1624449303321141251 | The Worst Thing @POTUS Could Do: Replace Labor Sec. Walsh with a ‘Political Hack’ or ‘Absolute Loser’ @NycRetirees @UEMSO_FDNY @UFANYC @educatorsofnyc @UnionDrip #unions #UnionStrong @transportworker https://t.co/QCRwHBe9zc | 3 |
1627951734047019008 | @unionsaustralia @AWUnion @CFMEU @MaritimeUnionAU @TWUAus @labourunionsuk @TWUAus @eiecampaign @fightfor15 @Teamsters @IBT_320 @transportworker excellent https://t.co/VrrgXhPNjL | 2 |
1626680693907673088 | Food additive or carcinogen? The growing list of chemicals banned by EU but used in US https://t.co/ehhIKoZ4To @ABCaustralia @AustralianLabor @UKLabour @BBCNews @NewsHour @labourunionsuk @unionsaustralia @AWUnion @RMTunion @eiecampaign @fightfor15 @IBT_320 @transportworker | 1 |
1628141854196727843 | @transportworker @SouthwestAir @TWU556 @TwuSamuelsen https://t.co/1Cw7zDAzh3 | 1 |
1627532925439823876 | 🚇 @TWULocal100 @transportworker https://t.co/EMYGgVvdsU | 0 |
1626343217880002560 | @maggieatlas @RMTunion @transportworker @fightfor15 @Teamsters @unionsaustralia @labourunionsuk Or, as a decade of systemic #coalition indifference calls it. #Productivity and removing #redtape | 0 |
1628101238477709312 | @METROHouston and @transportworker Local 260 have partnered to expand their apprenticeship program to prepare mechanics to work on the new METRO electrified bus fleet. https://t.co/1CvmLNFo7q | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1625874171329753089 | In a first, @transportworker is calling on @FTA_DOT to withhold funding from a transit agency. Bosses at Ann Arbor transit would rather subject their workers to brutal assaults than follow the letter of the law in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and set up safety committees. | 27 |
1627951734047019008 | @unionsaustralia @AWUnion @CFMEU @MaritimeUnionAU @TWUAus @labourunionsuk @TWUAus @eiecampaign @fightfor15 @Teamsters @IBT_320 @transportworker excellent https://t.co/VrrgXhPNjL | 8 |
1626657326714216462 | 11/ The Transport Workers Union of America represents more than 150,000 members across the airline, transit, university, utility, service, and rail sectors.@transportworker members repair & inspect rail cars & brakes & do terminal brake tests. #TrainTwitter #FollowFriday | 7 |
1624929459366248448 | @TwuSamuelsen And @TWULocal100 @transportworker had the best series of anti-@BilldeBlasio ads. Three dollar BILL is the best! @USDOL https://t.co/8IGg5bYvjX | 7 |
1628141854196727843 | @transportworker @SouthwestAir @TWU556 @TwuSamuelsen https://t.co/1Cw7zDAzh3 | 4 |
1624449303321141251 | The Worst Thing @POTUS Could Do: Replace Labor Sec. Walsh with a ‘Political Hack’ or ‘Absolute Loser’ @NycRetirees @UEMSO_FDNY @UFANYC @educatorsofnyc @UnionDrip #unions #UnionStrong @transportworker https://t.co/QCRwHBe9zc | 3 |
1626936794485870592 | @EJonatha4766004 @progressiveact @MTA @mtaoig @NYCTSubway @NYCTBus @transportworker @TWULocal100 @local100_1 @NewYorkStateIG @NYSenate Signal in-route for police. All they care about is moving that train at anyone’s expense even the train crews. | 2 |
1625703260685492224 | #PowerNap Why die tired? A power nap is your solution when you're struggling to keep your eyes open while driving. 15-20 minutes, you're sorted! #NationalDriverFatigueWeek. @TMRQld @transportworker @NTC @ALGAcomms @AAAcomms https://t.co/kVDYQO5S1S | 2 |
1626374056332128256 | @transportworker @NHTSAgov @Tesla @elonmusk Go figure | 1 |
1626269459450105857 | @TwuSamuelsen @transportworker @FTA_DOT Hold them accountable. | 1 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#finrafraud | 3 |
#blackhistorymonth | 2 |
#traintwitter | 2 |
#followfriday | 2 |
#unions | 2 |
#unionstrong | 2 |
#coalition | 1 |
#productivity | 1 |
#redtape | 1 |
#powernap | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@transportworker | 45 |
@unionsaustralia | 8 |
@labourunionsuk | 8 |
@fightfor15 | 8 |
@teamsters | 8 |
@twulocal100 | 8 |
@twusamuelsen | 7 |
@eiecampaign | 6 |
@rmtunion | 6 |
@nhtsagov | 5 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
8
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
🚇 | 2 | metro |
🚍 | 1 | oncoming_bus |
😜 | 1 | winking_face_with_tongue |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Travel & Places | 3 |
Smileys & Emotion | 1 |