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BART Strike Gets Called Off, But Worker Concerns Are Growing
Transit workers and BART management stand tens of millions of dollars apart on a number of vital issues including pay, pension and health care. Though the governor halted the strike this week, future prospects for agreement look grim.
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Bay Area Braces for BART Strike, Again, As Workers Press For Change
For train operators and other BART workers, the belief is that a strike on August 4 may be the only way to get their voices heard -- and despite antagonism in the media, they hope residents understand their position and support their goals.
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Exposed: Canadian Oil and Gas Workers, Many Unions, Now Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline
Amidst the ongoing jobs-vs-environment debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, one voice is noticeably absent: the bitumen workers in Canada who are largely against long-term tar sands extraction and the building of the pipeline.
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Most Americans Want A Financial Transaction Tax -- Will Congress Hear the Call?
The proposed financial transaction tax, introduced to Congress several weeks ago, would generate more than $300 billion a year in revenue. 60 percent of Americans support it. But Congress, as usual, is stalling.
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Sweatshops on Wheels: This is What Privatizing Public Transit Looks Like
The deterioration of the nation’s public transportation, like its health care, education, social services, public utilities, bridges and roads, is part of the relentless seizing and harvesting of public resources and programs by corporations.
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New York City's Bus Strike At Critical Juncture
Employee Protection Provisions are at the heart of the bus strikers' dispute roiling New York City, where 24-hour pickets set up by the Amalgamated Transit Union surrounded bus depots from the Bronx to Staten Island.
