Bus, rail unions rally for more U.S. transit funding
March 29, 2010 – SUN-TIMES STAFF
Transit unions representing bus and rail workers are organizing rallies around the country in the next few weeks to
push for more federal funding for public transit.
Operation PUSH hosted a rally for more than [...]
Dozens of U.S. Transit Workers Join House, Senate Sponsors of Bipartisan Bill That Would Create, Save Thousands of Jobs
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congressmen Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) were joined by transit workers from St. Louis and across the country at a rally Tuesday, March 16, to promote key transportation legislation that will [...]
RALLY / TRANSIT SUMMIT FOR FUNDING!!
Funding is the only SOLUTION!
lnternational President Warren George.
ATU Local 308 President Robert Kelly and ATU Local 241 P resident Darrell Jefferson and others will be in attendance
ATU Representatives will be there from around the country
When: March 27th
Where: Rainbow Push Goalition Headquarters
930 E. 50th Street [...]
A rally against mass transit service cuts in Chicago took place on Dec. 9, 2009. Carlos Acevedo, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241, told a large protest crowd in front of CTA headquarters: “It seems the riding public gets numb to it because it seems not to happen, they get bailed [...]
By Sarah Severson
As part of the Chicago Transit Authority’s recent cutbacks, on Feb. 7 the 103-year-old Archer Garage at 2600 W. Pershing Rd. ceased operations. Also last month, the CTA cut service by implementing less frequent runs on 119 bus routes and seven of the CTA’s eight rail lines; reducing hours on [...]
A two-part show
On CAN TV Chicago cable tv Channel 19:
Thurs., Feb. 18, 9:30 pm
Fri., Feb. 19, 4:30 pm
Thurs., Feb. 25, 9:30 pm
Fri., Feb. 26, 4:30 pm
On Evanston Cable Channel 6:
Mon., March 1, 5:30 pm
Wed., March 3, 9:00 pm
Sat., March 6, 12:30 am
Mon., March 8, 5:30 pm
Wed. March 10, 9:00 pm
Sat., March 13, 12:30 am
1. Rally [...]
Chicago, Jan. 20, 2010
Chicago Transit Authority union members and CTA transit users protested in front of the CTA headquarters on Wednesday, January 20.
The ongoing and future threatened cuts by the CTA management will double wait times for bus riders, cut service to low income/minority areas, overcrowd buses and trains, to [...]
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