Decades after MLK fight, mass transit still failing black people
More than 60 years after the Montgomery bus boycott, buses have morphed into symbols of oppression, not freedom for many black people.
More than 60 years after the Montgomery bus boycott, buses have morphed into symbols of oppression, not freedom for many black people.
As part of ATU's Workstation Initiative Campaign the following Locals have passed the "Resolution to End Fatalties and Injuries Resulting from Poor Transit Bus Design" at Local union meetings.
Grimes, a Regional Transit System bus operator, instantly knew what that was code for: another eight-hour shift away from his 14-year-old. A shift he didn’t ask for.
The ATU Connecticut Legislative Council presented state Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, with nearly 4,000 signatures from people across the state who signed petitions opposing cuts to bus and rail service.
"We believe that the PAYS model offers a chance for the government to create jobs in Manitoba, while working to reduce our emissions at no long-term cost to government," Chaudhary.
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 732 had planned to stage a walkout to protest what it said are unsafe buses and dangerous working conditions.
The suit, filed in Federal Court by attorney Jimmy Rodgers, says the bus drivers want to address the full board over certain safety and workplace concerns.
The city's three biggest ride-hail companies have banded together to undo the recently passed Taxi and Limousine Commission mandate requiring them to make wheelchair accessible service a growing part of their operations.
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