Union, congressman to participate in Metro card giveaway

SILVER SPRING, Md. - (AP) -- Metro's largest union and Congressman Jamie Raskin are giving away $10 Metro cards to riders.

Raskin will join Metro workers Tuesday morning to give away 1,000 SmarTrip cards at the Silver Spring Metro station. It's the first in a series of SmarTrip card giveaways being sponsored by the union. The union said in a statement that the giveaway is intended to thank riders for using Metro and encourage them to continue to ride the system.

The giveaway began at 7:30 a.m.

The union represents more than 9,000 Metro employees.

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