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April 5, 2011
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Source: DNAinfo.comBenches returned to the 207th Street A train station after the MTA removed them to discourage the homeless from loitering.
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Source:Labor unions and civil rights groups held hundreds of rallies and teach-ins on Monday to defend collective bargaining and to tie it to the cause the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. was fighting for in the days before his death exactly 43 years ago.
April 4, 2011
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Source: NY Daily NewsThe once-fractured Central Labor Council, the umella group representing city unions, is on the road to recovery - and its resurgence could give labor more clout in battles with Mayor Bloomberg.
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WEP program's simple goal still resonates, but debate rolls on whether welfare workers will help MTASource: NY Daily NewsNews that welfare recipients will be given mops and ooms to earn their benefits by cleaning the subways elicited strong reactions last week.
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Source: Boston HeraldTom Brady has performed in the brightest of stadiums and sauntered on countless paparazzi-infused red carpets. But the Patriots quarterback has never been under a spotlight quite like this. On Wednesday, a federal court in Minnesota will hear the former players union’s antitrust lawsuit, a class-action complaint intended to stop the lockout. The suit is called Brady vs. the NFL — because, alphabetically, Brady’s name happens to be first of the 10 plaintiffs, thrusting him front and center.
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Source: ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct a review of the safety system governing the discount tour bus industry in the wake of last month's deadly Bronx bus crash that
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Source: NY1Authorities were searching Sunday for vandals who threw objects and shattered the windows of three buses in Park Hill, Staten Island the previous night.
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Source: NY PostAn apparent pressurization problem forced an American Airlines jet to make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport today, just days after a fuselage breach in another airline sparked a widespread safety probe. Flight 883 was en route to St. Thomas from Boston when the incident occurred, American...
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Source: StreetsblogThe walkback of the city’s plans for 34th Street from a physically separated transitway to a package of painted lanes and bus bulbs was unquestionably a defeat for bus riders on the extremely congested street. While features like off-board fare payment, scheduled to go into effect this summer, will provide a speed boost to buses, riders won’t be able to go crosstown as quickly as if they had lanes free from encroachment.
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Source: NY1The teenager hit by a train at Union Square has died. Adrian Rodriguez, the 18-year-old Bronx resident seen above, was hit in the head by a Number 5 train around 8 a.m. Friday.
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Source: PC MagWi-Fi and 3G are everywhere in American cities except for one place: the subway. Efforts are underway, though, to get commuters connected in the coming years.
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Source: NY PostOne of seven teens accused of beating and slashing two men aboard a Staten Island bus packed with riders has been arrested, police said.
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Source: NewsdayRepeal of the MTA payroll tax -- a hot issue in Long Island Senate elections last fall -- may have to wait until next year, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said Wednesday.
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Source: Staten Island AdvanceA case of socket to the little guy
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Source: City Room / NY TimesThe attack prompted the sanitation workers union to renew a demand to increase penalties for assaults against its members.
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Source: Miami HeraldTWU members are proud to be part of the Florida labor movement, fighting every day for middle-class jobs and decent public services. When politicians backed by big money try to take away our rights, it’s time to ask: Whose side are you on? And who becomes stronger when labor unions become weaker?
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Source:The District of Columbia began operating its own local bus service in 2005. It’s called the Circulator. The idea behind the Circulator was not to supplant the regional bus service provided by Metro, the local transit authority here, but rather to supplement it. The Circulator was meant to be a way to encourage people to go from the District’s bustling downtown area to nearby economic “activity centers,” as the city called them.
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Source: DNAinfo.comStraphangers said it was wrong for the MTA to yank benches from an Inwood subway station to clear out the homeless.
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Source: In These Times[U]nions and a wide array of allies are fighting back with a petition for a referendum on the law that will effectively halt its implementation until a vote in November. And they are mobilizing the public for a fight against Republican budget cuts that will deeply hurt local school and city budgets but continue to implement previously approved tax cuts.
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Source: Huffington PostWASHINGTON -- Leaders from two unions known to support the Republican Party warned of serious repercussions for GOP candidates in the 2012 elections, saying the onslaught of anti-labor bills in state capitals has shifted their political allegiances.
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