Transport Workers Solidarity Committee

Support lacking for BART strike ban
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/support-lacking-for-bart-strike-b...

By Jessica Kwong @JessicaGKwong

• By Chris Roberts

• CINDY CHEW/2009 S.F. EXAMINER FILE PHOTO
BART remains the busiest public transit system in the U.S. that does not have a worker strike ban in place, and the route to blocking that right could be a long journey.

BART managers, like unions, among best compensated
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BART-managers-like-unions-among-be...
Kevin Fagan
Published 6:05 pm, Sunday, August 18, 2013

BART's general manager pulls down hefty pay, $323,000 a year. So do her deputy managers, with annual takes of about $200,000 apiece.

Don't Piss On Me & Tell Me It's Raining! ATU 192 AC Members Speak Out On Proposed Contract
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mINWlu-NMeU&feature=youtu.be
ATU 192 AC Transit workers spoke out on August 17,2013 about a proposed
contract which most said was concessionary and a threat to their health and
safety. The tentative contract was voted down by more than two to one with
a vote of 576 no to 257 yes.
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Labor Supported Demo Gov Brown Pushing Attacks On Transit and Public Worker Pensions Despite Violations Of Federal Transit Protection Laws
Obama administration threatens to use outdated law to undermine state pension reform
Daniel Borenstein: Obama administration threatens to use outdated law to undermine state pension reform
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_23877869?fb_comment_id=fbc_5981797602...

Rail transport chaos in major German city Mainz due to privatization
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/08/16/rail-a16.html
By Helmut Arens
16 August 2013
The privatisation of Deutsche Bahn, the German national railroad company, is having a harmful impact on the safety of travellers in the German city of Mainz.