Next on Labor Beat: Rally for Mass Transit

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

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 [...]

Doomsday 2010 – Day 1

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

We’ve had a couple updates from riders on how the Doomsday is affecting them.  So far here is what we’ve heard:

One rider from the Art Institute to Little Village told us a one train, one bus trip that normally takes 40 minutes took an hour.  There was a longer wait on both [...]

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: Stop CTA Service Cuts

Friday, December 11th, 2009

LVEJO endorsed and took part in this picket action at CTA this week.
Also, special thanks to Roger Smidl for his testimony to the CTA Board regarding the need to reverse past cuts and restore the 31st Street Bus Route.
Stop CTA Service Cuts
To watch this on YouTube, click here:

A rally against mass transit service cuts in [...]

31st Street Bus receives 3rd most comments at RTA Hearings

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

31st Street Bus receives 3rd most comments at RTA Hearings
Bus service for 31st Street is Priority #3 for the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) , officials said Thursday at the October RTA Board meeting.
RTA’s Sr. Deputy Executive Director, Leanne Redden outlined RTA’s priorities as Chicago’s transit system faces massive budget shortfalls.
The first priority is to address [...]

Invent the Future with Go To 2040

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Invent the Future with Go To 2040
Date: September 3, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm- 8:00pm
Location: Arturo Velasquez Institute (West Side Technical Institute), 2800 South Western Avenue, Room #1205
Description: Come find out LVEJO’s transit campaigns and help shape Chicago’s plans for development with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Latinos Progresando, and The Resurrection Project.
Bilingual English/Spanish program.
Refreshments will [...]