[lbo-talk] Re: First Day of Fare Strike Descends on Chicago

[Greg Boozell]

I hope the goal is to organize and raise awareness because it seems that 
the whole issue of CTA cuts in Chicago have pretty much flown under the
radar.  The mismanagement of the CTA is yet another example of high-paid 
Daley cronies actively dismantling vital services for the city's working
people.
When Daley can't privatize a service, he seeks to eliminate it. I was at
a city
council meeting a month or two ago and he scolded the public in
attendance,
"You've got to stop looking to government to solve your problems."

What a relief to have a Democrat as mayor of the city of Chicago!

Greg Boozell
gboozell at juno.com

  

  

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:36:41 -0600 Chuck0 <chuck at mutualaid.org> writes:
> UPDATE:
> 
> Yesterday the CTA board held their meeting to vote on implementing 
> service and job cuts. The meeting got off to a normal start, but was 
> 
> soon disrupted by the loud chants of activists who were locked out 
> of 
> the "public" meeting. Local highschoolers, Midwest Unrest, and other 
> 
> transit advocacy groups made their opposition to the cuts loud and 
> clear 
> with drums, shakers, and Christmas carol inspired chants. Amidst the 
> 
> commotion, CTA board voted to delay all the cuts and fare increases 
> for 
> six months, so they can try to lobby the state for more money. 
> Midwest 
> Unrest and other groups consider this a partial victory-- the cuts 
> are 
> at least delayed, and there will be six more months to organize!
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