{"id":47397,"date":"2019-07-23T11:18:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T15:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=47397"},"modified":"2019-07-23T11:18:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T15:18:34","slug":"cats-bus-driver-expected-to-recover-after-being-shot-multiple-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/cats-bus-driver-expected-to-recover-after-being-shot-multiple-times\/","title":{"rendered":"CATS bus driver expected to recover after being shot multiple times","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A SMART TD member who drives for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) was shot multiple times on Monday afternoon at the Charlotte Transportation Center uptown and was hospitalized, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsoctv.com\/news\/local\/cmpd-investigating-shooting-at-transit-center-in-uptown-charlotte\/969132453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to WSOC-TV Channel 9 in Charlotte, N.C.<\/a><br \/>\nPolice told WSOC that the suspect in the Charlotte shooting, T.B. Moss, has a criminal record and was taken into custody soon after the incident by authorities. Police said Moss may have specifically targeted the bus driver. She is expected to recover, according to media reports, but this incident again highlights the need for the implementation of increased safety measures for bus and transit operators as provided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/1139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act<\/a> (H.R. 1139 and S. 436) so that our members can come home safely after a day&#8217;s work.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.congressweb.com\/SMART_Transportation\/takeaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Please visit the TD Legislative Action Center to tell your elected officials to support this legislation to protect our union brothers and sisters<\/a>, or better yet, contact them via phone or face-to-face.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SMART TD member who drives for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) was shot multiple times on Monday afternoon at the Charlotte Transportation Center uptown and was hospitalized, according to WSOC-TV Channel 9 in Charlotte, N.C. 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