On Nov. 15, members of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO adopted the resolution “Protecting the Public Safety and Jobs in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles in the New York City Public Transit System.” “If autonomous buses are introduced in New York City that introduction will occur only if and when these vehicles are…
The TWU is honored to serve the thousands of our members who are veterans from all branches of the U.S. military, especially on Veterans Day. Thank you for your service. Veterans Day 2017 from TWU International on Vimeo.
A special edition of FTA’s Drug and Alcohol Regulation Updates newsletter, including information about the upcoming random drug testing rate increase, is now available. The newsletter provides guidance for multi-modal employers on how to test at the higher rate, including how to calculate the number of required random drug test. Links: FTA Drug and Alcohol Regulation…
On Nov. 5, the TWU provided feedback on a study proposed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) that will look at how driverless technology could hurt today’s bus driver workforce. While the TWU believes driverless vehicles are not safe for use, we asked the DOT to carefully study how workers’ jobs and wages could be…