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October 12, 2011
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Source:A public forum on the impact of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's payroll tax will be hosted by Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, with members of the business community, not-for-profits, private schools and the public expected to participate.
October 11, 2011
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Source: Associated PressThe Chicago Transit Authority said Monday that it's going to eliminate more than 200 jobs.
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Source: NY1New Yorkers may be waiting a little longer for the subway today, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is holding its first "low ridership" day, when train service is slightly decreased during a holiday.
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Source: Village VoiceA recent IAmA on Reddit is fascinating, at least, if you're kind of a subway nerd like we are. Or even if you're just a commuter and not a nerd at all! A user named Fusoyaff2, who says he's been a subway conductor for New York City Transit since spring of this year, has answered some of the most pressing questions the average commuter has about subway transit. Are there mole people? What does "sick passenger" mean? Like we said, it's fascinating. We've excerpted some of the most interesting bits, after the jump, but the whole thing is well worth a read.
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Source: In These TimesOn its own website, CTW recently gave itself a downgrade. It now describes the alliance of SEIU, IBT, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), and the tiny United Farm Workers (UFW) as a “Strategic Organizing Center,” not a new labor federation. The participating unions are working on just four “innovative organizing campaigns in the private sector economy”—involving farm labor, port trucking, warehousing, and Wal-Mart. (All four groups of workers were a membership recruitment focus of the UFW, IBT, and/or UFCW respectively long before they left the AFL-CIO and linked up together.) This modest re-conception of Change to Win’s role is a far cry from earlier claims to be a dynamic, fast-growing alternative to a labor federation forever hobbled by its own dysfunctional bureaucracy and internal protocol.
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Source: ABC New YorkA Con Edison worker is recovering after getting overcome by fumes on the job in the Crown Heights section.
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Source: Politics on the Hudson / Journal-NewsIn an update on its website at 11:06 p.m. Monday, the 56,000-member union said it was pushing the meeting back because an agreement with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office was unlikely to be struck before the gathering was set to begin.
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Source: Brooklyn PaperA thief swiped a wallet from a 44-year-old man on Oct. 9 as the two men rode a B61 bus to the Red Hook IKEA. The victim got on the bus outside the Smith-Ninth Street subway station at 11:15 am. During the brief trip to the Beard Street furniture and meatball emporium, another straphanger bumped into the victim, grabbing his waistband — and deftly plucking the wallet out of the man’s back pocket.
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Source: Epoch TimesThe 34th Street Select Bus Service project aims to ease congestion and increase travel speed. It will deal with nearby development through off-board fare collection, installing bus lanes and cameras, and adding more space for pedestrians and loading.
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Source: NBC New YorkMerchants and commuters are upset over plans to end bus service along Central Avenue in Jersey City. Brian Thompson reports.
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Source: NY TimesAt its most elemental, a battle brewing in the City Council comes down to this: Do a few thousand New Yorkers like Kimberly Ortiz deserve a raise?
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Source: Washington PostUnion leaders from Chrysler plants around the country were told to park in Detroit for two more days as negotiations toward a new labor contract continue with the company.
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Source: Gotham Gazette"The students got it right," said John Duffy, national vice president of the Utility Workers Union. "The only way to get media attention is to occupy a public space for a long time."
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Source: Second Ave. SagasMy 10th grade English teacher had an expression that he would impart to us every month. On the tenth of each month, he would say, for all practical purposes, the month is now over. It’s not really a saying that makes much sense if you think about it, but it’s stuck with me throughout the years. As yesterday was the 10th, then, for all practical purposes October is now over.
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Source: ABC New YorkThe bridge is one of 14 projects selected by the Obama Administration as part of a program to create jobs and improve infrastructure.
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Source: Transit BloggerJust a couple of minutes ago, the MTA Metro-North Railroad sent out a brief notice on minor changes to the AM rush schedule due to uncompleted weekend power supply upgrades.
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Source: Transit WireTo enforce the newly adopted state ban on cell phone use on the job, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) will install surveillance cameras to keep an eye on its rail operators.
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Source: NY TimesA battle over a proposed living wage continues in the City Council, though the debate holds no fascination for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
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Source: City Room / NY TimesOff the Rails: Charlton Street, a West Village lane that had been included on previous subway maps, has vanished from the current version.
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Source: PoliticoBehind the scenes, Senate Democrats are trying to develop a series of bills that actually could pass.
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