Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Doomsday 2010 – Day 3

A Green Plan for Paratransit

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

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MLK Day March for Jobs and Public Services

Friday, January 15th, 2010

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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 [...]

Congress: Time to Support Transit Operations

Friday, December 11th, 2009

We are living in a time of great crisis, but also great opportunity.   It can be hard to wrap your head around the twin crises of the economy and the environment.   Especially if your job is at stake, the bills are mounting, and it is just harder getting by.  However, there is opportunity if we [...]

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