FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2020
Contact: Travis Reuther, treuther@twu.org
TWU Applauds Nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation
Following the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Transportation Secretary, the following statement should be attributed to Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen:
“Pete Buttigieg is committed to transformational infrastructure investment that creates good jobs and he is ready to lead the fight for transportation workers. The TWU is looking forward to working with Secretary-designate Buttigieg to invest in public transit, raise safety standards for aircraft maintenance, prioritize Amtrak, and ensure that workers benefit from new technologies like autonomous vehicles as our economy grows.”
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The Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, represents more than 150,000 workers in the airline, railroad, transit, universities, utilities and services sectors