Media Links - July 9, 2010
These links are provided for the information of Local 100 members. Local 100 does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in them.
Local 100 and members
MTA cutbacks, substitute services and funding
- Op-Ed: City stepping in when the MTA cuts - NY Post
- Op-Ed - Competition's the key: Buses for the People! - NY Post
- MTA 'card' game: $1 fee eyed on each new Metro pass - NY Post
- Pedestrian plan for 34th Street gets boost with $18M grant - Daily News
- Federal money for construction but not operations - 2nd Ave. Sagas
- [Gelinas Op-Ed] Shows No Grasp On MTA’s Full Problems - Transit Blogger
- Be creative to avoid more cuts to MTA: An open letter to MTA Chairman Jay Walder and other MTA executives - YourNabe.com
Other MTA
- Mocker to MTA Board: Did Walder Make Good Hire? - WPIX-TV
- MTA Subway drill causes city's latest pothole on Second Avenue project - Daily News
- Video: The Jay St./Lawrence St. connector - 2nd Ave. Sagas
- Samaritans pull woman from tracks - Metro New York
Other metro NY transit
- NYC’s 34th Street Transitway, CT Downtowns Among Region’s Grant Winners - Tri-State Transportation Campaign
- WTC PATH construction fuels frustrations - amNewYork
- NYC to Host High Speed Rail Conference - Gotham Gazette
TWU international and other locals
Safety and health
Transit workers and systems outside metro NY
- FTA, DOT Unveil $300M in Transit Grants - Bond Buyer
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $293 Million for New Transit Solutions, Economic Development Nationwide - USDOT
- New transit solutions promise jobs now, livability gains for years to come - USDOT
- San Joaquin Transit will outsource some service: Most employees likely to be hired by new operator - Stockton Record
- RMT leads grassroots union rebellion over David Cameron addressing TUC Congress in September - RMT
Transit policy
Metro NY public-sector workers
Public-sector workers outside metro NY
- California to workers: It's minimum wage for you - CNN
- California local governments push to cut pension benefits - Sacramento Bee
- A Public Response to Public Sector Woes - Talking Union
Private-sector workers outside metro NY
- NLRB to supervise union vote at Indian-run casino - Associated Press
- Standing Up for Our Jobs - United Foxwoods Casino Workers
Labor union policy and practice
National and international politics and economics
- U.S. Experiencing Worst Episode of Prolonged Unemployment Since Great Depression - Center for Economic and Policy Research
- Krugman: Pity the Poor C.E.O.’s - NY Times
- Labor Losing To DC Elites Over Job Creation, Unemployment? - In These Times blog
- Greece Approves Pension Overhaul Despite Protests - NY Times