Media Links - October 8, 2010
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Edwin Thomas's killer found guilty of murder
- City Bus Driver's Killer Found Guilty Of Murder [links to 2.25-min video] - New York 1
- Man Found Guilty In Bus Driver’s Stabbing Death [links to 2-min video] - WCBS-TV
- Violent ex-con convicted of murdering bus driver Edwin Thomas in fatal 2008 stabbing - Daily News website
- Slain Brooklyn bus driver's relatives wish his killer could be executed - Daily News
- Ex-con convicted of killing Brooklyn bus driver - NY Post
TWU and MTA fare hike
- MTA Board Approves Fare Hikes, Costlier MetroCards [links to 2-min video] - New York 1
- Editorial: Another TWU fare hike - NY Post
- MTA Votes Yes on Fare Hikes - DNAinfo blog
MTA operations
- Boy, 4, Is Killed by a B49 Bus in Brooklyn - NY Times
- Avella protests buses on 10th Ave - YourNabe.com
MTA fare hikes
- MTA approves subway, bus and commuter train fare hikes for third time since 2008 - Daily News
- Months After Cutbacks, M.T.A. Approves Higher Fares - NY Times
- Happy $crew year: MTA fare hikes go into effect Dec. 30 - NY Post
- Mocker Reviews MTA Fare Hike Vote [links to 2.5-min video] - WPIX-TV
- New Fare Hike Presents Added Grudge For Straphangers [links to 1.75-min video] - New York 1
- New York's MTA Raises Subway, Commuter Rail Prices Amid State Budget Cuts - Bloomberg News
- Editorial - Urban legend in the making: MTA boss will be a folk hero if he keeps fare-hike vow - Daily News
- MTA Board Approves Fare Policy Changes Changes Made After Public Hearing Process - MTA Press Office
MTA cutbacks and funding
- County's Privatization of Long Island Bus Questioned: Residents fear inability to commute to school, work if buses privatized - Merrick Patch blog
- Westchester to join suits against MTA payroll tax - Journal News
Other MTA
- Building a better bus rapid transit network - 2nd Ave. Sagas
- Next Target For MTA: Drivers: Bridge & Tunnel Toll Hikes Coming [links to 1.75-min video] - WPIX-TV
Other metro NY transit
- Christie Halts Train Tunnel, Citing Its Cost - NY Times
- Krugman - The End of the Tunnel: American politics these days is anything but rational - NY Times
- The ARC Tunnel postmortem: reasons and a future - 2nd Ave. Sagas
Safety and health
- Bloomberg blasts idea of forcing businesses to offer paid sick days - NY Post
- Op-Ed: Council's killer for NYC small biz - NY Post
Transit workers and systems outside metro NY
- In California, SLORTA and bus drivers reach impasse, strike is possible - New Times
- In UK, RMT slams another savage attack on Tube jobs - RMT
- London Underground: Tube will axe another 400 jobs - BBC News
Public-sector workers outside metro NY
Labor union policy and practice
- Job Tracker: Outsourcers Can Run, But Now They Can’t Hide - AFL-CIO blog
- Why Job Tracker? - AFL-CIO blog
- G.M.’s Wage-Cutting Deal Clears Way for a Small Car - NY Times
Etc.