From Forward Kentucky: Teamsters laud Gov. Beshears’ veto of legislation to allow driverless trucks, cars on KY roads
Call HB 7 a “threat to middle-class jobs and public safety.”
Via press release from the Teamsters
With the support of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoed House Bill 7 (HB7), legislation that would have allowed driverless trucks and cars on Kentucky roads.
“This bill and others like it are written by and for Big Tech, and Gov. Beshear made the right call by vetoing it,” said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. “We encourage every lawmaker who supported this dangerous piece of legislation to reconsider their support for it, given the devastating impact it will have on middle-class jobs and motorist safety throughout the Commonwealth. The Teamsters are asking elected officials in every state to support good union jobs, to protect public safety, and to stand against these deadly autonomous vehicle proposals wherever they pop up.”
Polling shows more than four out of five Kentucky voters would be less likely to support their legislators if they voted to allow driverless trucks and cars on Kentucky roads, and they were concerned that driverless vehicles are a threat to replacing workers’ jobs.