Bus Riders Union - what a radical idea ! (tags)
My first visit to the Bus Riders Union meeting on 7/20/08 and boy, am I am impressed ! Enthusiastic courteous bilingual activists
EPCC Joins Bus Riders Protest against Racist MTA Bus Fare Hike; How About Our Iraq Money? (tags)
Last May 24, scores of Filipinos belonging to the Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC) and People’s CORE from Historic Filipinotown came to the MTA headquarters at the Union Station s to protest the proposed 200% MTA bus fare hike. They were in solidarity with the Bus Riders Union (BRU) and the hundreds of Angelinos who expressed their outrage over the bus fare increase.
Help the Bus Riders Keep Fares Low (tags)
The BRU is protesting the proposed MTA fare hikes. We're in the middle of a war for oil, and they want to cut back, discourage, and raise fares. The working class economy sucks, and they want to suck the money from our purses. How about they do the right thing, and get rid of the SUV subsidy? Protest!
Bus Riders Union at City Hall (tags)
Audio clips from today's action at City Hall.
Vancouver Canada Bus Riders Union Oppose Fair Increase (tags)
Vancouver Jan 7, 2005: Bus Riders Union Members Opposes Lower Mainland Fare Increase. This is a short photo documentary about how the Bus Riders Union used the Dec 8, 2004 Translink Meeting to voice ther oppoisition to increase fares. The link for the documentary is below.
LA Auto Show Protest sponsored by LA Bus Riders and Code Pink.
CodePink at the LA Auto Show (tags)
Images of CodePink Women for Peace at the LA Auto Show sponsored by Global Exchange and the Bus Riders' Union. The CodePink Women went inside of the Auto Show and took over the Hummer exhibit. Soldiers in Iraq are dying... Hummers aren't worth buying.
Interview with Bus Riders Union Rep. Manuel Criollo Speaks on the Bus Strike (MP3 Audio) (tags)
Interview with elected Bus Riders Union representative Manuel Criollo on the Los Angeles Bus Strike. This interview took place today, Monday, November 10th around 4pm at a BRU demonstration in front of the County Board of Supervisors.
Why aren't buses free? They benefit auto drivers most, they should pay for them.
Pasadena-Los Angeles light-rail line to open Saturday - against Bus Riders Union's wishes (tags)
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GPLAC MEDIA RELEASE-MTA (tags)
Greens say MTA policies are skewed against the working poor
Bus Riders Oppose MTA Fare Increase (5/22/03) (tags)
Overflow crowd of bus riders, led by the Bus Riders Union, plus labor activists and other mass transit activists testifies against MTA fare increase, but MTA passes the increase anyway by one vote.
protest to stop war in east la today
Bus Riders Union March today.
Action: Mayor Hahn: fulfill campaign pledge for Bus Riders (tags)
Subject: Bus Riders' Union Urgent Action: Make Phone Call to New Mayor Hahn to FulfillCampaign Promise to BRU
Bus Riders Union Sit-in at the MTA Board (tags)
The Bus Riders Union shut down MTA's board meeting, in the face of the board's attempts to terminate the BRU consent decree, weaken the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and build the Eastside Light Rail.
8/31 Letter to UTU leadership from the Bus Riders Union (tags)
While the corporate media try to pit the MTA's striking drivers against bus passengers, this pre-strike letter of support for the strike from the Bus Rider's union provides a needed dose of reality about the actual issues--and villians--involved.
Bus Riders Union and the MTA (tags)
A short Report from the Saturday Bus Riders Union meeting regarding the MTA strike
Bus Riders Union Charges Al Gore with Supporting Policies of Transit Racism (tags)
On Tuesday, August 15th, the Bus Riders Union marched from MacArthur Park to the Staples Center to demand that Gore immediately enforce the civil rights Consent Decree between the Bus Riders Union and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) under his federal powers through the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Bus Riders Union Charges Al Gore with Supporting Policies of Transit Racism (tags)
On Tuesday, August 15th, the Bus Riders Union marched from MacArthur Park to the Staples Center to demand that Gore immediately enforce the civil rights Consent Decree between the Bus Riders Union and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) under his federal powers through the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
LA's Bus Riders' Union marched strong to the Staple Center on August 15. The diverse and youthful group in yellow shirts were asking Gore if he was for Civil Rights or racism. If Gore can fund the military in Columbia, why can't he enforce the judicial consent decree that orders the MTA to provide more buses to the low-income community?
Bus Riders' Union Marches (tags)
The Bus Rider's Union marched today. What are they about, and why do bus riders need to unionize?
Bus Riders Union charges Al Gore with supporting policies of transit racism (tags)
At 12pm Tuesday, August 15th, the Bus Riders Union will march from MacArthur Park to the Staples Center demanding that Vice President Gore immediately enforce the civil rights Consent Decree between the Bus Riders Union and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) under his federal powers through the 1964 Civil Rights Act.