Media Links - September 2, 2010

These links are provided for the information of Local 100 members.  Local 100 does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in them.

MTA operations

• Subway Misery Has Express Stop At 181st Street [links to 2-min video] - New York 1

Other MTA

• Prepping for Earl - MTA press office
• As Earl arrives, anticipating the Big One - 2nd Ave. Sagas

Other metro NY transit

• Westchester-Manhattan Express Bus Fare Increased To $7.50 - Westchester County Executive
• DeCamp Bus Drivers On Strike - WNYW.com
• DeCamp buses may go on strike starting today - Verona-Cedar Grove Times
• A case study in privatized transit: the Hamptons Jitney - 2nd Ave. Sagas

Transit workers and systems outside metro NY

• $1 billion price tag for DC Metro safety fixes recommended by NTSB (free registration required) - Washington Post
• In Oakland, AC Transit, Community Members Address Deficit - Daily Californian
• Los Angeles Teamsters protest non-union shuttle service: Silverado Stages contends it can provide just as good a service - Los Angeles Times
• In London, ACAS talks get underway as 10,000 Tube staff prepare to strike from Monday to defend jobs and safety - RMT

Metro NY public-sector workers

• State Pension Fund Faces Shortfall, Candidate Says (free registration required) - NY Times
• Op-ed - Best pension system reform: Get rid of it - Middletown CT Journal

Public-sector workers outside metro NY

• Postal Service seeks key concessions as contract talks open with largest union (free registration required) - Washington Post
• South Africa’s Labor Unions Reject Revised Wage Offer - Bloomberg News

Labor union policy and practice

• On MLK's Day, Unions, Conservatives Rally for Jobs, Justice--Honor? - Labor Notes blog
• Gearing Up for Elections, AFL-CIO President Trumka Calls For ‘Economic Patriotism’ [links to 30-sec video] - In These Times blog
• The Stakes Are High for Latino Workers this Labor Day - Alternet
• UPS: Deliver justice not abuse - International Transport Workers Federation

Metro NY politics and economics

• Warm-up rally held [on Wall Street] for Washington march - Amsterdam News
• The Public Infrastructure Policy Act Signed Into Law By Governor Paterson; Thorough Implementation Is Now Needed - Regional Plan Association

National politics and economics

• Hidden Corporate Scandal: CEOs Who Laid Off the Most Workers Rake in the Most Treasure - Alternet

Health insurance

• Unemployed Are Seeing A Rise in Health Care Costs - Huffington Post

Etc.

• Anything but a mundane ride on the rails - Metro New York