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Victory for Transit Safety: FTA Sides with TWU Over Agency Executives on Safety Plans

The Biden Administration rejected efforts by transit executives to sideline workers when drafting mandatory safety plans addressing assaults, equipment malfunctions, traffic accidents, and other on-the-job hazards – a big win for workers and for The Transport Workers Union. The American Public Transportation Association wanted federally mandated safety committees with worker representatives to be advisory panels…

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TWU Tech Newsletter: The Importance of Local Control Over AVs

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 workers. For suggestions and questions, please…

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Do You Want to Be a Crash Test Dummy?

TWU International Administrative Vice President Curtis Tate criticizes a NYC plan to test Autonomous Vehicles in this opinion piece published in The New York Daily News. Tate also details why buses always need human Bus Operators.

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TWU Strongly Supports Establishment of Minimum Crew Size Rule

The Transport Workers Union applauds the Department of Transportation’s final rule that would require at least two people operating every freight train – an essential safety measure that improves working conditions both on the tracks and in rail yards. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the final rule on Tuesday. “This final rule is essential for safety and…

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