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Memo: Public transportation labor considerations in potential DOT/NHTSA AV pilot program

TO: Interested Parties FR: Transport Workers Union of America; Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO DT: 3/8/2024 RE: Public transportation labor considerations in potential DOT/NHTSA AV pilot program As NHTSA and the larger DOT consider immediate actions to reassert federal leadership on autonomous vehicle regulation, we believe that the DOT’s Innovation Principles should govern the development of…

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Kathy Hochul Pauses Congestion Pricing – After TWU Raised Concerns About Blue-Collar New Yorkers

New York Governor Kathy Hochul abruptly announced an indefinite delay of Congestion Pricing after TWU International President John Samuelsen relentlessly attacked the proposed rollout scheduled to begin at the end of June. Hochul claimed that the $15 toll on drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street would hurt average New Yorkers.   But in repeated print,…

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TWU Statement on Congestion Pricing Debacle

TWU Statement on Congestion Pricing ‘Debacle’   Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen issued the following statement after New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced she is delaying congestion pricing in New York City.   “This debacle was wholly caused by Governor Kathy Hochul letting MTA Chair Janno Lieber lead her around like a stooge,” Samuelsen said. “Congestion pricing without massive upfront new service increases is a betrayal of blue-collar New Yorkers from…

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ICYMI: John Samuelsen Rips NYC Congestion Pricing Debacle

ICYMI: John Samuelsen Rips NYC Congestion Pricing Debacle  TWU International President John Samuelsen ripped New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing debacle and was quoted extensively in New York and national media outlets. Some highlights are below. Please contact adaugherty@twu.org or pdonohue@twu.org if interested in interviewing President Samuelsen. Samuelsen, who represents more than 40,000 NYC-area transit workers, resigned in protest from…

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