John Samuelsen
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Oct 16, 2026
Dan RivoliHOST
... which is an interesting-
Bobby CuzaHOST
And just to, to finish off, I wanted a quote from John Samuelsen, who's the head of the Transport Workers Union, which represents the, um, horse carriage drivers in addition to a lot of subway and bus, uh, subway and bus workers.
Bobby CuzaHOST
He sa- he's, you know, a little bombastic, John Samuelsen.
Bob HardtPANELIST
He's a union leader.
Bob HardtPANELIST
They have to be.
Sid RosenbergHOST
But where's the proof that these horses are being mistreated all the time?
Hank SheinkopfGUEST
You sound like John Samuelsen of the Transport Workers Union, who rep- and who's a good guy.
Sid RosenbergHOST
I like John.
Hank SheinkopfGUEST
Who represents-
Neal FreymanHOST
Advocates for the horse carriages claim the ban will be devastating for people who work in the industry.
Neal FreymanHOST
Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen said the bill has no meaningful economic relief for workers, and that the council speaker used the tragic death of a tourist to contrive a public safety crisis.
Toby HowellHOST
Yeah, it's always been sort of a tradition, uh, that has stopped this from going through, the ban, that is.
Toby HowellHOST
Bill de Blasio wanted to eliminate horse-drawn carriages.
Daliah WachsHOST
Now, they might consider a program to help compensate the carriage owners for the values of their businesses.
Daliah WachsHOST
Um, and so, uh, International President of Transport Workers Union, John Samuelsen, told Politico that the bill gave no meaningful economic relief for workers.
Daliah WachsHOST
He said, "This is disgraceful political opportunism, and Zarrin should not simply go with it, particularly when immigrant families' livelihoods are being destroyed.
Daliah WachsHOST
The entire situation is reprehensible." So the idea of horse-drawn carriages being obsolete, um, you know, I...
Brigid BerginHOST
My guest is someone who has a provocative view about working people and who actually has their best interests at heart.
Brigid BerginHOST
John Samuelsen is the international president of the Transport Workers Union, representing more than 160,000 workers in the railroad, transit, airline, service sectors and more.
Brigid BerginHOST
John, welcome to Who's Running This Place.
John SamuelsenGUEST
Thank you very much for having me.
John SamuelsenGUEST
So the only way to really ensure that we would go home in one piece was to organize against the bosses.
John SamuelsenGUEST
And I jumped right into that mix.
Brigid BerginHOST
Listeners, if you're just joining us, this is Who Runs This? Who's Running This Place? I'm Brigid Bergin, and my guest is John Samuelsen, the international president of the Transport Workers Union.
Brigid BerginHOST
And we're talking about workers, worker power, unions, this election, what it means to be working class, and if that comes with being in a union.