Media Links - October 4, 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
- At 'One Nation' rally, a unionized show of unity - Washington Examiner blog
- Uniting the struggles: Bronx People’s Assembly - Workers World
MTA operations
- Latest Rainstorm No Match For City's Subway Pumps [links to 2-min video] - New York 1
- Editorial - Dam the water, dammit: West Side subway station should never be flooded again - Daily News
- Get ready, weekend strapped hangers - NY Post
- Flooding in Tunnel Shuts Down 1, 2, 3 Lines - WNYC
- The worst train in NY - NY Post
MTA cutbacks, substitute services, budget and funding
- State again reappropriates dedicated transit funds - 2nd Ave. Sagas
- Letter to the editor: Van Service in Boroughs (free registration required) - NY Times
- MTA taps banks for expiring letters of credit - Reuters
Other MTA
- MTA a train wreck: Report bares cronyism, laziness & waste - NY Post
- Overtime at MTA angers commuters - (Middletown) Times Herald-Record
- Accenture report highlights MTA bloat, cronyism - 2nd Ave. Sagas
Other metro NY transit
- Governor Paterson announces funding for railway improvements - GateHouse News Service
- Hanley Takes the Wheel as New ATU President - AFL-CIO blog
- Bus union's Larry Hanley wins international post - Staten Island Advance
- NYC bus driver voted new ATU president - 2nd Ave. Sagas
- N.J.-funded road construction to halt after Gov. Christie, Democrats butt heads over funding - Newark Star-Ledger
- Rail advocates: Cut New Jersey Transit link to NYC's planned 34th St. Station, save $3B - Asbury Park Press
- Setting the record straight on the ARC tunnel project - NewsroomNewJersey.com
- Gov. Chris Christie names former AG David Samson to lead Port Authority - Associated Press
TWU international and other locals
Safety and health
- Consider the 'other' victims in rail crossing deaths - NorthJersey.com
- Lawyers 'mislead' Ground Zero responders on 9/11 funds - NY Post website
Transit workers and systems outside metro NY
- Worcester Mass. RTA union rejects contract offer - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
- Annapolis puts brakes on bus service: Mayor appoints new director as problems mount - The Capital Gazette
- Editorial: 1 cent tax for Tampa transportation is money well spent - Tampa Bay Times
- Natchez, Mississippi Uses Stimulus for Mass Transit [links to 6.5-min video] - Public Broadcasting Service
- In Houston, move to keep rail pact rejected: Contractor told Metro must rebid $330 million deal - Houston Chronicle
- In Phoenix, Teamsters Local 104 Members Prepare for Veolia Lockout - IBT
- Editorial: In Oregon, TriMet takes the initiative [in contract negotiations] - The Oregonian
- Los Angeles Bus Riders’ Rights Group Blasts ‘Subway to the Sea’ - Lookout News
- In UK, Tube passengers hit by second 24-hour strike - BBC News
- UK Tube union warns of safety threat - UK Press Association
- UK rail bosses 'should face action over worker's death' - UK Press Association
NY public-sector workers
- Op-Ed - Defuse New York's pension bomb: We're at least $30 billion in the hole and in this state, hiking taxes isn't the answer - Daily News
- Labor leaders, Essex County authorities sign 3-year contract - Newark Star-Ledger
Metro NY private-sector workers
- Nursing crisis avoided at LICH as hospital and workers sign pact - Brooklyn Paper
- Bound Brook NJ nursing home in bitter fight with labor union - Courier News
Labor union policy and practice
- 'Numbers' union in a crunch - NY Post
- Laborers Rejoin AFL-CIO - AFL-CIO blog
- Nurses Union Plans Ad Campaign Against Angle (free registration required) - NY Times
Metro NY politics and economics
- Cuomo’s Econ Plan Whispers Sweet Transportation Nothings - Streetsblog
- Local charter schools like Harlem Success is big business as millions are poured into marketing - Daily News
National politics and economics
- ‘America Is One Nation and We Signify that Nation’ [links to 8 videos, including Trumka's speech] - AFL-CIO blog
- Liberal Groups Rally, Challenging Tea Party (free registration required) - NY Times
- Civil rights groups, labor rally in D.C. [links to 7.5-min video of Ed Schultz speech] - Associated Press
- Impressive ‘One Nation’ Rally Offers One Clear Message: Vote Democratic in November: But what about jobs? [links to 3.5-min video] - In These Times blog
- One Nation Working Together Rally Hits D.C.: NYC Pols, Officials Make Trip For Jobs, Education [links to 1.75-min video] - WNYW-TV
- Liberal groups hold big rally at Lincoln Memorial, tapping into anger Tea Party-style - Daily News website
- Cracks in the American Way, as Labor Stands Strong in Europe - In These Times blog
- Report gives stimulus package high marks (free registration required) - Washington Post
- Krugman - Fear and Favor: Of Money, Media and Influence (free registration required) - NY Times