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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