• Critical Workforce Challenges of COVID-19

    For the past several years, the Transportation Diversity Council (TDC) has diligently pursued a mission to prepare youth for careers in the transportation industry, where a large exodus of retirees created vacancies for the next generation of talented workers to fill. As our nation grieves the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community health, our transit systems… Read more

  • Op-Ed: Transportation Diversity Council President and CEO defends New Flyer against New York Post allegations

    Op-Ed: Transportation Diversity Council President and CEO defends New Flyer against New York Post allegations

    During these difficult times, we should be focused on the health and well-being of all Americans who are on the frontlines of keeping our country safe and secure, rather than working to push political agendas. Dwayne Sampson Mar 31st, 2020 Dwayne Sampson Transportation Diversity Council I would like to address the accusations in a New York Post article… Read more

  • Metro Ensures Health and Safety of Public and Agency Workforce During COVID-19 Crisis

    Metro Ensures Health and Safety of Public and Agency Workforce During COVID-19 Crisis

    By Brian W. Carter, Contributing Writer Published March 26, 2020 Phil Washington, Metro CEO (Photo by Valerie Goodloe for Sentinel) “I want to assure the public and Metro employees that we are doing everything possible to maintain a healthy and safe system for our customers who rely heavily on Metro buses and trains as their lifeline… Read more

  • Ending Workforce Discrimination Is Up To Us

    Ending Workforce Discrimination Is Up To Us

    Posted on Mar 9 2020 – 7:47am by Seattle Medium By Dwayne Sampson Founder and President of the Transportation Diversity Council Workforce discrimination exists because we often fail to disengage from our own biases. In every industry and in every sector, headlines glaringly reflect on the grievances of the 21st century workforce: gender pay inequity, racial discrimination and ageism.… Read more

  • TDC statement

    TDC statement

    Recent allegations made by the Alabama Coalition for Community Benefits and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists are baseless and part of a concerted effort to delegitimize the substantive Community Benefits Framework that New Flyer of America announced will be initiated this month. It is an extremely unfortunate attack that mischaracterizes New Flyer and the… Read more

  • New Flyer’s CBF Release

    TDC Joins with New Flyer of America to Extol MLK-inspired Workforce Development Read more