PRINTER'S NO. 911
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 108
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY NEILSON, RABB, WAXMAN, VENKAT, FREEMAN, SANCHEZ,
PIELLI, GIRAL, KHAN, McNEILL, McANDREW, KAZEEM, HADDOCK,
MERSKI, HILL-EVANS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, D. WILLIAMS, K.HARRIS,
BELLMON, HOHENSTEIN, RIVERA, GUZMAN, DOUGHERTY AND BRENNAN,
MARCH 11, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 11, 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
 1 transportation options to Pennsylvanians, public transit workers
2 support economic growth and prosperity in this Commonwealth,
3 access to opportunities and community connectivity and the
4 improved physical and mental well-being of their customers; and
5 WHEREAS, In recent years, modes of public transit have been
6 experiencing increasingly dangerous incidents, including gun
7 violence, assault and other disruptions that put public transit
8 employees at risk; and
9 WHEREAS, "National Transit Worker Appreciation Day" not only
10 demonstrates the importance of acknowledging the essential
11 services that public transit employees deliver every day, it
12 also raises awareness about the need for investing in public
13 transportation infrastructure and supporting the workforce
14 behind it; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize March
16 18, 2025, as "National Transit Worker Appreciation Day" in
17 Pennsylvania; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
19 riders and residents across this Commonwealth to join us in
20 offering sincere thanks to public transit workers for keeping
21 Pennsylvania moving.
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