Way to go, Paris! The speed of change is really remarkable!
The scheme has faced resistance, including from President-elect Donald Trump.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/29428294
> > The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York. > > > > Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles. > > Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250105121822/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr2wn3zvqvo > > SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcjr2wn3zvqvo
Police cracked down on striking drivers in Queens who blocked deliveries.
From the article: In December 19 thousands of Amazon workers organizing with the Teamsters launched a cascade of unfair practice strikes from coast to coast at the logistics giant.
At the picket line in Queens, New York, police arrested and released Anthony Rosario, a Teamsters organizer, and Jogernsyn Cardenas, one of the striking workers, and then threatened mass arrests before breaking the line in two to allow vans through.
Great news!
Its still early, but Im trying to use Peertube more and more. Im trying the habit of searching a topic on Peertube first instead of the other site