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Archive -- Faces of Essential Service: the Passenger Rail and Transit Workforce
Date
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 3:00 PM Wednesday, December 16, 2020 10:46 AM
Location
Zoom Meeting
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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
"I wish to extend my appreciation to members of the Rail Passengers Association for their steadfast advocacy to protect not only the Southwest Chief, but all rail transportation which plays such an important role in our economy and local communities. I look forward to continuing this close partnership, both with America’s rail passengers and our bipartisan group of senators, to ensure a bright future for the Southwest Chief route."
Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS)
April 2, 2019, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award for his work to protect the Southwest Chief