HR 121 — A Resolution recognizing March 18, 2025, as "National Transit Worker Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   957

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 121
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY NEILSON, WAXMAN, GIRAL, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, HILL-EVANS
        AND D. WILLIAMS, MARCH 13, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 13, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing March 18, 2025, as "National Transit Worker
 2      Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania.
 3         WHEREAS, Nearly 1 million Pennsylvanians throughout all 67
 4   counties rely on some form of public transportation each day;
 5   and
 6         WHEREAS, Every year, Pennsylvania's public transit workers
 7   such as bus and train operators, shared-ride drivers and
 8   maintenance workers facilitate more than 237 million trips that
 9   are crucial for connecting people in their communities to
10   employment and educational opportunities, medical appointments
11   and recreation; and
12         WHEREAS, More than 16,800 dedicated public transit employees
13   throughout this Commonwealth work tirelessly to ensure that our
14   public transit systems are safe, clean, reliable and operate
15   smoothly every single day regardless of weather conditions; and
16         WHEREAS, Through their contributions in providing
17   transportation options to Pennsylvanians, public transit workers
18   support economic growth and prosperity in this Commonwealth,
 1   access to opportunities and community connectivity and the
 2   improved physical and mental well-being of their customers; and
 3      WHEREAS, In recent years, modes of public transit have been
 4   experiencing increasingly dangerous incidents of violence and
 5   other disruptions that put public transit employees at risk; and
 6      WHEREAS, "National Transit Worker Appreciation Day" not only
 7   demonstrates the importance of acknowledging the essential
 8   services that public transit employees deliver every day, it
 9   also raises awareness about the need for investing in public
10   transportation infrastructure and supporting the workforce
11   behind it; therefore be it
12      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize March
13   18, 2025, as "National Transit Worker Appreciation Day" in
14   Pennsylvania; and be it further
15      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
16   riders and residents across this Commonwealth to join us in
17   offering sincere thanks to public transit workers for keeping
18   Pennsylvania moving.




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