GVS Mobile Eyecare Center Schedule

The GVS Mobile Eyecare Center is set to arrive in your work vicinity soon. As a member of TWU Local 100, you can get an eye exam and/or select your newest pair of glasses without the need to travel to a GVS facility. Instead, the Eyecare Center will come directly to your workplace!

City Council Passes Carriage Horse Ban Bill But Fight is Not Over

OCTOBER 23, 2026—After the City Council voted yesterday to pass a bill that would ban horse carriages and destroy the industry as well as the financial futures of hundreds of workers, one thing remained clear: this fight is not over.

“We will see them in court. This bill is blatantly unconstitutional, providing nothing but a plan to draft a plan. There’s nothing concrete for hundreds of workers, carriage owners and family members who face total economic devastation,” said TWU Local 100 Administrative Vice President Alexander Kemp.

Local 100, Carriage Drivers at Central Park for Press Conference on Devastating Ban Bill

OCTOBER 16, 2026—In a press conference this morning at the horse carriage hack line in Central Park, carriage drivers shared how a proposed ban on their industry—to be voted on in City Council next week—would devastate them, while TWU Local 100 Administrative Vice President Alexander Kemp warned other unions to pay attention to the fact that the City Council Speaker Julie Menin cannot be trusted.

The issue has long been a contentious one, but after the tragic death of 18-year-old tourist Romanch Mahajan in June, the focus changed from the welfare of the animals—and mistreatment of the horses was never proven—to one centered around the public safety.