Rally for Mass Transit

Monday, January 18th, 2010

There will be a second Rally for Mass Transit this week at the CTA Board Meeting.
WHEN: Wednesday – January 20, 2010
WHERE:  CTA – 567 W Lake Street
TIME:  10:00 am – NOON.
Sponsors: Citizens Taking Action, Little Village Justice Organization.
Upcoming Feb 7 CTA budget cuts are an attack on workers and will disproportionately affect transit dependent riders. [...]

MLK Day March for Jobs and Public Services

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Download the MLK Rally Flyer
Join us in celebrating Dr. King’s legacy of struggling for social justice and defending workers’ needs.
CTA management is threatening to lay off over 1,000 bus drivers and maintenance workers on Feb 7th. This means fewer and more crowded buses and trains.
Chicago Public Schools plan to close another 25 to 30 neighborhood [...]

Labor Beat: Let’s Fix Chicago’s Public Transit!

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

CLICK HERE TO SEE A LABOR BEAT VIDEO ON THE CTA CUTS!
Chicago public transit riders and workers have become fed up with the perennial funding crises that always translate into service cuts and attacks on working conditions and jobs. There needs to be a positive social solution with adequate funding, and transit riders and workers [...]