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X-Citement: Union Boss and Streetsblog Columnist Fight Congestion Pricing War in Public
Get some popcorn and watch Charles Komanoff and union boss John Samuelsen battle on Twitter.
October 4, 2024
Supporters of Congestion Pricing Outnumbered Foes 2-1 in Final Input
Pro-congestion pricing commenters nearly doubled the number of people opposed to the forthcoming tolls during the MTA's final round of public input.
March 19, 2024
Transit Union Opposes Congestion Toll, Though Almost No Workers Will Pay
Just 1,500 subway workers and 700 bus workers report to work inside the tolling zone — 5.5 percent of the workforce. And of that, very few drive there.
March 13, 2024
‘They’re All Adults’ — But Did The Traffic Mobility Review Board Do The Reading?
Meet the six people who will decide the future of New York City's congestion pricing program. Great news if you want to serve on a panel in your future: You don't have to pay much attention before you get there.
July 21, 2023
Labor, Elected Officials and Community Groups Rally For Transit Lockbox
Dozens of transit workers, transportation advocates and elected officials rallied on the steps of City Hall this morning to urge Governor Cuomo to sign the transit lockbox bill, which passed both houses of the legislature unanimously in June. "New York communities are not standing alone," said TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen. "Transit workers are not standing alone. We're standing together."
September 20, 2011
Streetsblog Q&A With TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen
Last December, John Samuelsen was elected president of TWU Local 100, the union that represents 38,000 subway and bus workers in the New York City region. He assumed the leadership from former president Roger Toussaint at a troubled time for the transit system. With transit tax revenues in free fall and state lawmakers raiding MTA coffers to plug holes in the general budget, transit riders and transit jobs were under threat.
April 28, 2010