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 [...]

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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 [...]