纽约马车司机在Central Park入口集会 抗议马车淘汰计划 吁先落实补偿再表决

纽约——位于纽约州纽约县的纽约市，10月16日，纽约马车司机与运输工人工会（Transport Workers Union，TWU）Local 100的成员在Central Park位于West 57th Street与Seventh Avenue附近的入口处集会，抗议市议会即将表决的马车淘汰法案，要求市府在结束这一行业之前，先拿出具体的司机补偿与转岗方案。市议会定于10月22日就法案表决。

这部法案名为「Romanch法案」（Romanch's Law），以今年6月在Central Park乘坐马车时被甩出车外身亡的18岁游客Romanch Mahajan命名。法案若获通过，纽约的马车将于2028年6月1日起全面停运；法案同时要求市府在2027年4月前制定司机转岗计划，包括职业培训与就业辅导，并提出市府应「考虑」对马车牌照持有人作出经济补偿。市议会议长Julie Menin与市长Zohran Mamdani于10月13日宣布就法案达成一致，法案已获29名议员联署。

集会上的司机表示，法案里的保障目前只是框架，没有落实资金。马车司机、TWU工会代表Cristina Hansen说，现有文本没有拨款，也没有具强制力的时间表，司机可能因此失去生计、住房与子女的教育经费。TWU国际主席John Samuelsen批评法案「没有对工人的实质经济救济」。业界表示，全市共有68块马车牌照，马车每年载客超过10万次。

市议会议长Julie Menin的发言人回应称，议长将继续与TWU沟通，市议会制定的框架旨在为这些司机提供更好的经济机会。市政厅方面表示，市长行政团队正在制定详细的转岗方案，并已开始讨论对牌照持有人的补偿问题。

NYC Carriage Drivers Rally at Central Park Entrance Against Phaseout Plan, Demand Compensation Before Council Vote

NEW YORK — New York City is a city in New York County, New York. On October 16, New York City carriage drivers and members of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 rallied at the Central Park entrance near West 57th Street and Seventh Avenue to protest legislation that would phase out their industry, demanding that the city put concrete compensation and job-transition plans in place before ending it. The City Council is scheduled to vote on the bill on October 22.

The bill, known as Romanch's Law, is named for Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old visitor who died in June after being thrown from a runaway carriage in Central Park. If passed, horse-drawn carriages would stop operating citywide on June 1, 2028. The bill also requires the city to produce a worker transition plan by April 2027, including job training and career counseling, and says the city should "consider" financial compensation for carriage medallion owners. Council Speaker Julie Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced their agreement on the bill on October 13, and it has 29 Council sponsors.

Drivers at the rally said the protections in the bill remain only a framework, with no funding attached. Cristina Hansen, a carriage driver and TWU shop steward, said the text includes no appropriation and no enforceable timeline, and that drivers could lose their livelihoods, homes and money for their children's schooling. TWU International President John Samuelsen criticized the bill for offering "no meaningful economic relief for workers." Industry supporters say the city has 68 carriage medallions and that carriages provide more than 100,000 rides a year.

A spokesperson for Speaker Julie Menin said the Speaker would remain in conversation with the TWU and that the Council's framework is meant to ensure better economic opportunities for the drivers. City Hall said the Mamdani administration is working on a detailed workforce transition plan and has begun discussions on compensation for medallion owners.

来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）

图片来源：图：Central Park里的一匹马车马。照片：Erik Drost，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 2.0。Photo: A carriage horse in Central Park, New York. Photo by Erik Drost, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

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