Union opposes Amtrak plan allowing locked guns in passenger train seats

The Transport Workers Union has publicly condemned a proposed policy that would allow passengers to bring firearms to their seats on United States intercity trains, the Guardian reported. Under the planned rules, passengers would be permitted to carry guns in personal lockboxes on 1,500 trains a day across the country. [1]

The union represents 360 onboard service workers at Amtrak, according to the Guardian. Union official John Feltz criticized the proposal, arguing that passengers cannot walk onto an airplane with a gun and that firearms must instead be checked and stowed with luggage. [1]

The Transport Workers Union of America was founded in 1934 by subway workers in New York City before expanding to represent transit employees in other cities. Amtrak operates high-speed, short-distance, and long-distance passenger rail routes across the United States, employing approximately 17,000 workers. [2][4]