FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2022
Contact: Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org
TWU President Samuelsen to Testify at Feb. 2 Hearing “The Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles”
WHO: TWU International President John Samuelsen
WHEN: Wednesday, February 2 at 11 a.m. EST
WHAT: President Samuelsen will testify front of the Congressional Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Highways & Transit, as part the hearing, “The Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles.”
WHERE: Click here to watch the hearing on livestream
WHY: “Let me be clear: the TWU fully supports pro-worker, pro-safety technology. We frequently spend our own capital in bargaining to force our employers to install automatic braking, blind-spot monitoring, and other key technologies that empower workers to perform their jobs safely and efficiently. We would strongly endorse legislation that regulates the Autonomous Vehicle industry, holds new technologies to our existing or higher safety standards, and ensures that this industry creates and sustains good, union jobs in the United States…To that end, we must acknowledge that today’s transportation sector is at a critical moment as new technologies, including automation features, mature and prepare for wide scale deployment,” Samuelsen states.
Click here to read a full version of the written testimony.
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