New York Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler is emerging as the engine powering an increase in transit funding.  The UTU is working closely with Nadler and others in Congress who recognize how essential public transit is to America’s working families.

Nadler’s Brooklyn and lower Manhattan district is one of the most densely populated in America, and as [...]

The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization will join laid off Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241 workers and Operation Push

in marching for transit jobs.

WHEN:  Wednesday, April 7, 2010,  12:00 Noon

WHERE:  CTA, 567 W Lake St, Chicago

MARCH to Thompson Center, Clark and Randolph.

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 [...]