Local 107: Keep the new LRT system public
Local 107 has launched a "Keep Transit Public" website, petition and video this week to encourage public officials to hire HSR drivers to run the new light rail transit (LRT) system.
· CBCNews Articles
Staten Island transit workers call for better protection after attack on bus driver
After a bus driver was punched and kicked by a rider at the Staten Island Ferry, Local 726 says the MTA should bring back the NYC Transit Department of Security Eagle Team force that used to check for farebeaters.
· SI AdvanceECAT workers, Commissioner Doug Underhill at odds over ECAT's future
ECAT workers distributed flyers and buttons Monday telling riders to call county commissioners to encourage them to support the transit system. They also blamed Commission Chairman Doug Underhill with threatening to end ECAT altogether.
· www.pnj.comReleases
GOP Senate Health Care Bill a Death Sentence for Millions of Americans
“The Republican Senate leadership has hit a new low with its so-called American Health Care Act – a tax bill that benefits the very wealthy while millions will be left without any health insurance.
·ATU remembers those who gave their lives so that we could seek a more perfect union
“This Memorial Day ATU members in the United States remember their friends, family members and all Americans who have given their lives in service to their country. ...
·ATU to FTA: Latest Near-Miss Incident Exposes Lack of Real Flagging Protection on Metro Tracks
WMATA is hiding behind their armband alerter devices
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