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Archive -- Faces of Essential Service: the Passenger Rail and Transit Workforce
Date
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Location
Zoom Meeting
REGISTER HERE!
Rail Passengers Association spends a lot of time talking about the passengers who depend on passenger trains and the communities that benefit from Amtrak service. But what about the men and women who work every day to keep these essential services running? COVID-19 landed a one-two punch on America’s transportation workforce. Front-line workers have had to risk their health to keep the trains running through a pandemic, only to face massive furloughs and layoffs across the entire rail and transit sector when rescue funds dried up.
Join us on Wednesday, December 16th as we hear directly from labor groups representing the railroad workers who keep Amtrak running , share stories from front-line workers who have been hurt by service cuts, and talk about how railroad workers and their passengers can work together to grow and improve service in the U.S.
Plan on attending? Submit your questions! Send in your questions to Madi Butler at [email protected] to be answered during the event. Questions will be due by Friday, December 11th
Registration will close on Monday, December 14th. Space is limited to 475 participants so reserve your spot now.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
"It is an honor to be recognized by the Rail Passengers Association for my efforts to strengthen and expand America’s passenger rail. Golden spikes were once used by railroads to mark the completion of important rail projects, so I am truly grateful to receive the Golden Spike Award as a way to mark the end of a career that I’ve spent fighting to invest in our country’s rail system. As Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, it has been my priority to bolster funding for Amtrak, increase and expand routes, look to the future by supporting high-speed projects, and improve safety, culminating in $66 billion in new funding in the Bipartisan infrastructure Law."
Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
March 30, 2022, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award for his years of dedication and commitment to passenger rail.