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TWU Blasts House Proposal To Decimate Rail and Transit Funding

TWU International President John Samuelsen issues this statement on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024: “This horrific legislation would gut vital investments in our national mass transit and railroad infrastructure – and destroy thousands of good, union jobs. It would be horrible for American workers, American families, American commuters…

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Transportation Technology Newsletter #16

Issue #16 October 27, 2023 If you see or hear about new technologies or services, please send us an email, TransportationTech@twu.org BREAKING: Cruise Suspends Robotaxi Operations Nationwide After greenlighting unsafe deployment of autonomous vehicles on California streets, the state’s motor vehicle agency informed AV company Cruise that it was revoking its permits to operate AVs…

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Statement on California Suspending Cruise’s License to Operate Driverless Vehicles

Washington, DC – John Samuelsen, International President of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), issues in this statement in response to the suspension of Cruise’s operating and testing permits by the California Department of Motor Vehicles: “California’s Department of Motor Vehicles absolutely made the right decision and recognized exactly what the TWU has been…

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TWU, Lawmakers Push for Aircraft Maintenance in America, Not China, To Protect Fliers & U.S. Jobs

For Immediate Release Contact: Pete Donohue, PDonohue@twu.org | Jonna Huseman, jhuseman@twu.org New York City – Airlines are increasingly having planes fixed, overhauled, and maintained by lower-skilled workers in less-secure facilities in South America and Asia. This upward trend increases the risk of a potentially catastrophic mechanical failure – and takes away jobs that can, and should, be done by better qualified American…

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