TWU Local 525 Family Day where TWU donated more than 650 teddy bears to the Brevard County sheriff’s office to help comfort children in Florida who have been subjected to domestic abuse or other crime. (fb)

TWU-Backed Bill Provides Billions for Transit A bill backed by the Transport Workers Union of America that was reintroduced Friday would provide billions of dollars annually to help transit agencies increase bus and rail service. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) introduced the Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act, a bill that provides $20 billion annually for transit operations over four years. Currently, federal transit funding is tied to capital projects like buying new buses, but federal dollars cannot be used for operations funding that would improve service. “The federal government inexplicably funds transit capital investments without providing the operations funding to ensure that buses and trains can run safely, on time, and frequently enough to benefit working families,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen. “This bill would end a transit funding practice that doesn’t make sense and ensure that federal dollars can go toward transit operating expenses that improve service and ridership.” Read more here: https://www.twu.org/twu-backed-bill-provides-billions-for-transit/ (fb)