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New Bill Would Fix Federal Transit Funding, Enable Spending on Operations

A new bill introduced by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) would fix federal funding rules for transit and enable funds to be spent on transit operations instead of being restricted to capital projects – a top priority for the Transport Workers Union in next year’s surface transportation reauthorization bill. “This bill fixes a critical problem for transit workers…

Waymo Testing in NYC is a Danger to the Traveling Public and Transit Workers

The Transport Workers Union strongly opposes the testing of autonomous vehicles from Waymo on New York City streets – the first step of a push from big tech to eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs without regard for safety – all just to make big tech bros even richer. “New Yorkers be warned, Waymo will turn…

TWU Tech Newsletter: A Mixed Bag of AV Developments

This is the monthly edition of the Transport Workers Union’s Transportation Technology Newsletter. We aim to inform and educate our members, the labor movement, the public and policymakers about developments in transportation technology – and what the TWU is doing to ensure that new technology doesn’t undermine safety or harm the livelihoods of hard-working blue-collar…

FTA Rejects MTA’s Second Flawed Safety Assessment, Threatens to Cut Funding

The Federal Transit Administration on Tuesday excoriated NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority for failing, yet again, to submit a safety risk assessment that aims to protect Transport Workers Union members. The FTA pledged to withhold up to 25 percent of federal transit funds to the MTA, compel the MTA to use federal funds to correct safety…

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New Bill Would Fix Federal Transit Funding, Enable Spending on Operations

Waymo Testing in NYC is a Danger to the Traveling Public and Transit Workers

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FTA Rejects MTA’s Second Flawed Safety Assessment, Threatens to Cut Funding

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