TWU President Talks Bill to Ban Horse Carriages in NYC
The bill would end the industry by June 2028 and leaves compensation to city discretion, prompting union claims of constitutional violations.
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TWU planning lawsuit to block NYC’s planned Central Park horse carriage ban
The union's attorneys argue that the bill makes significant investments in equipment and licensing effectively worthless, and seeks to take property from the union's members "without just compensation" — a violation, they contend, of the fifth amendment.
Hold your horses? TWU threatens legal action if City Council passes horse carriage ban Thursday
If the City Council moves ahead with approving legislation to ban horse carriages in Central Park on Thursday, as it is all but certain to do, the union representing hansom cab drivers and owners threatened on Oct. 21 to immediately take legal action. Arthur Schwartz, an attorney for the union Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local...
A new law, "Romanch's Law," will be passed in the United States today in honor of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, a resident of Pathankot, Punjab, who was involved in an accident in New York's Central Park. The proposed bill to phase out horse-drawn carriages in New York City, formerly known as the Rider's Law, will now be called Romanch's Law in his memory. This will make Romanch the first Indian to have a law named after him in the United States.…
On Wednesday, the TWU union distributed a letter in which it promised to challenge the legislation in court, as it does not guarantee any...
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