Dear Friends and supporters of TBOU we would like to pass the word to you about the:
The CUNY Murphy Institute for worker education Fall 2009 series of Labor Breakfast Forums, we are pleased to announce a forum entitled “The Great Recession and the Battle for Good Jobs in the Black Community.” The speakers slated for this important discussion are:
Steven C. Pitts, author of Job Quality and Black Workers-A Multi-City Report and labor policy specialist at the Center for Labor Research and Education, University of California, Berkeley; and
David Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Service Society of New York (CSS).
The event will be held on Friday, December 4, 2009, from 8:30 to 10:15 AM, at the Joseph S. Murphy Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor.
While some economists have begun to discuss the formal end of the Great Recession, most also recognize that the economy will likely enter a jobless recovery worse than those following the recessions of 1990 and 2001. This situation promises to have particularly damaging impact on the Black community which entered this recession with disproportionately high level of unemployment and low-wage work. Racially stratified labor markets existed prior to the Great Recession; economic growth policies which ignore this reality will simply reinforce these racial hierarchies. What sort of legislative policies could help to remedy these problems? What new forms of organizing within the black community are needed to wield greater power locally and nationally to improve the quality of jobs held by Black workers? What role should organized labor and other allied movements play? Steven Pitts and David Jones will engage these and other crucial questions in what promises to be a timely and important conversation.
Please be sure to RSVP to Eloiza Morales at 212-642-2029 or eloiza.morales@mail.cuny.edu by Monday, November 30, 2009.
We look forward to seeing you.
Sincerely,
Paula Finn - Associate Director Editor, New Labor Forum
Rich Blint - Coordinator of Special Projects Center for
Labor,Community & Policy Studies
To Stay informed on all labor and community news visit www.tbou.org daily
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Take Back Our Union (TBOU) Action Update- NYfST Meeting Thursday November 12 @ 5:00PM
TBOU Action Alert-Taking Back Public Transit Thursday November 12, 2009 New Yorkers for Safe Transit (NYfST)is the only coalition of transit riders and transit workers working together to change mass transit policy and to make our mass transit system more safe for everyone so join please us on :
Date: Thursday November 12, 2009
Time: 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Place: North Star Fund (Mid-Town Manhattan)
520 8th avenue 22nd floor (Between 36 & 37) street
Why are crimes and assaults going unreported on our subways and buses ?
Why where over 100 Subway booths closed without a public hearing ?
What kinds of violence do you see on NYC’s public transit system?
How can communities intervene? Respond?
What should the MTA do to curb/eliminate sexual harassment, assaults and hate violence?
What should perpetrator accountability look like?
Why are booths being closed in some communities and not others ?
Why are some booths being re-opened ?
Why are some bus lines being cut and not others?
New Yorkers for Safe Transit invites you to join us as we begin to explore ways transit riders and workers can work together to change mass transit policy in NYC:
So please join NYfST this Thursday November 12 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM in Mid-Town Manhattan at the North Star Fund located 520 8th ave 22nd fl.(bet.36st and 37st)
This event is being hosted by the Take Back Our Union (TBOU) movement www.tbou.org
Date: Thursday November 12, 2009
Time: 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Place: North Star Fund (Mid-Town Manhattan)
520 8th avenue 22nd floor (Between 36 & 37) street
Why are crimes and assaults going unreported on our subways and buses ?
Why where over 100 Subway booths closed without a public hearing ?
What kinds of violence do you see on NYC’s public transit system?
How can communities intervene? Respond?
What should the MTA do to curb/eliminate sexual harassment, assaults and hate violence?
What should perpetrator accountability look like?
Why are booths being closed in some communities and not others ?
Why are some booths being re-opened ?
Why are some bus lines being cut and not others?
New Yorkers for Safe Transit invites you to join us as we begin to explore ways transit riders and workers can work together to change mass transit policy in NYC:
So please join NYfST this Thursday November 12 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM in Mid-Town Manhattan at the North Star Fund located 520 8th ave 22nd fl.(bet.36st and 37st)
This event is being hosted by the Take Back Our Union (TBOU) movement www.tbou.org
Sunday, October 25, 2009
TBOU Action Alert - Protest against Mayor Bloomberg Friday October 30 , 2009
Billionaire Bloomberg Rots the Apple! PROTEST Take Back Our Union (TBOU)urges all transit workers and our supporters to come out and protest on:
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: Bloomberg for Mayor Campaign Office
813 Broadway (between 11 & 12 sts.)
Mayor Bloomberg made billions from banking and vulture capitalism. He has used his mayoral powers to enrich the banks, corporations and real estate developers who are devouring our jobs, housing and education. A quarter of NYC's $50 billion budget -- $12.5 billion -- goes to tax-free debt service to banks. Join us to say that money needs to go to the people of NYC.
* Bloomberg says he's created jobs. Is this a joke? Unemployment is at record levels in NYC. The cost of living is up; wages are down. Homelessness is epidemic.
* Youth unemployment is over 50 percent. Youth need jobs and education, not repression and jails.
* Bloomberg did nothing to stop the closing of Stella D'oro, despite the company having received tax abatements. His planning board voted for the Bronx Armory developer, against community demands for decent jobs.
* Billionarie Bloomberg is running campaign ads promoting racism. He is in cahoots with former Mayor Giuliani, whose racist policies targeting Black and Latino/a communities are well-documented.
* Bloomberg rules over the public schools by fiat, preventing community control of schools that serve mostly people of color. He also forces educators to "teach to the test" for biased standardized tests.
* Bloomberg opposes a raise for Transit Workers. He's attacking the public service unions.
* Bloomberg has ignored the AIDS crisis completely. Health care in our communities has deteriorated.
JOBS AT LIVING WAGES YES!
RACISM NO!
UNION BUSTING'S GOT TO GO!
Initiated by the Bail Out the People Movement. We urge unions, community groups and organizations to mobilize and work together for this important demonstration.
Call 212-633-6646 or 646-353-2708
Email march4jobs@gmail.com for all your community and labor news visit www.tbou.org
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: Bloomberg for Mayor Campaign Office
813 Broadway (between 11 & 12 sts.)
Mayor Bloomberg made billions from banking and vulture capitalism. He has used his mayoral powers to enrich the banks, corporations and real estate developers who are devouring our jobs, housing and education. A quarter of NYC's $50 billion budget -- $12.5 billion -- goes to tax-free debt service to banks. Join us to say that money needs to go to the people of NYC.
* Bloomberg says he's created jobs. Is this a joke? Unemployment is at record levels in NYC. The cost of living is up; wages are down. Homelessness is epidemic.
* Youth unemployment is over 50 percent. Youth need jobs and education, not repression and jails.
* Bloomberg did nothing to stop the closing of Stella D'oro, despite the company having received tax abatements. His planning board voted for the Bronx Armory developer, against community demands for decent jobs.
* Billionarie Bloomberg is running campaign ads promoting racism. He is in cahoots with former Mayor Giuliani, whose racist policies targeting Black and Latino/a communities are well-documented.
* Bloomberg rules over the public schools by fiat, preventing community control of schools that serve mostly people of color. He also forces educators to "teach to the test" for biased standardized tests.
* Bloomberg opposes a raise for Transit Workers. He's attacking the public service unions.
* Bloomberg has ignored the AIDS crisis completely. Health care in our communities has deteriorated.
JOBS AT LIVING WAGES YES!
RACISM NO!
UNION BUSTING'S GOT TO GO!
Initiated by the Bail Out the People Movement. We urge unions, community groups and organizations to mobilize and work together for this important demonstration.
Call 212-633-6646 or 646-353-2708
Email march4jobs@gmail.com for all your community and labor news visit www.tbou.org
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Take Back Our Union (TBOU) Action Alert- TBOU Supports NYC Paid Sick Leave Campaign by Christine Williams
We all know how important it is to stay home from work when we're sick or to be able to stay at home and take care of a sick child. Many people take this for granted that you will get paid by your employer when you call out sick. Yet there are over a million workers in New York City who have no paid sick time. When workers can't afford to take off from work to recover from illnesses, this could become a health risk to co workers and the public.
The Take Back Our Union(TBOU) womens initiative committee has joined with the NYC paid sick leave coalition to get the NYC Paid Sick Time Act passed this year. Join TBOU and add your voice to the movement gaining momentum throughout the city and tell mayor Bloomberg that workers deserve paid sick days.
Important Upcoming dates
*october 26 2009* Launch of the paid sick days subway ad campaign Also public out reach and leaflet at the following subway station locations along the 4 5 and 6 line.
Time: 7:30-9 AM East at Lexington avenue 125th street
East 86th st and Lexington NW and SW corners on the downtown side
Union Square south end near 2 subway kiosks along East 14th street
Also at 10 am at Union Square there will be a demonstration and mass leafletting to the public.
*November 16 2009 *Press conference and rally on the steps of city hall! The city council will hold a hearing on the paid sick time bill.More details on this action at a later date.
*November 18 2009 *NYC paid sick time coalition. will sponsor a Forum
" Mobilizing women to speak out on paid sick days" Time: 9:00AM-11:00AM
NYU School of Law 245 Sullivan street, Furman hall-student lounge Featuring:
Gloria Steinem For more info on future actions go to :www.timetocare.ny.org/nyc for all your labor news always visit www.tbou.org
The Take Back Our Union(TBOU) womens initiative committee has joined with the NYC paid sick leave coalition to get the NYC Paid Sick Time Act passed this year. Join TBOU and add your voice to the movement gaining momentum throughout the city and tell mayor Bloomberg that workers deserve paid sick days.
Important Upcoming dates
*october 26 2009* Launch of the paid sick days subway ad campaign Also public out reach and leaflet at the following subway station locations along the 4 5 and 6 line.
Time: 7:30-9 AM East at Lexington avenue 125th street
East 86th st and Lexington NW and SW corners on the downtown side
Union Square south end near 2 subway kiosks along East 14th street
Also at 10 am at Union Square there will be a demonstration and mass leafletting to the public.
*November 16 2009 *Press conference and rally on the steps of city hall! The city council will hold a hearing on the paid sick time bill.More details on this action at a later date.
*November 18 2009 *NYC paid sick time coalition. will sponsor a Forum
" Mobilizing women to speak out on paid sick days" Time: 9:00AM-11:00AM
NYU School of Law 245 Sullivan street, Furman hall-student lounge Featuring:
Gloria Steinem For more info on future actions go to :www.timetocare.ny.org/nyc for all your labor news always visit www.tbou.org
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
TBOU Supports The NYC Paid Sick Days Campaign
Message from :New York State Paid Family Leave Coalition
Dear Paid Sick Days Advocates:
There is so much happening on the campaign and so many significant dates approaching that the steering committee thought it was important to have an in-person meeting:
Friday, October 23 at 8:30 AM @ CWA~ 80 Pine St., 37 floor
We need you to join us as we:
Organize activities for the public release of our subway ads on Monday, October 26th
Plan for the bill's City Council hearing on Monday, November 16th
Expand on plans for a women's event on Wednesday, November 18th at NYU Law School
Report of the Coalition's October 19th meeting with Speaker Quinn
Please RSVP by responding to this e-mail or by calling 212-558-2276. Thanks!
We look forward to hearing from you ASAP.
The Take Back Our Union (TBOU) movement supports the efforts of The NYC Paid Sick Days Campaign to stay informed about this campaign and all workers issues visit www.tbou.org
Dear Paid Sick Days Advocates:
There is so much happening on the campaign and so many significant dates approaching that the steering committee thought it was important to have an in-person meeting:
Friday, October 23 at 8:30 AM @ CWA~ 80 Pine St., 37 floor
We need you to join us as we:
Organize activities for the public release of our subway ads on Monday, October 26th
Plan for the bill's City Council hearing on Monday, November 16th
Expand on plans for a women's event on Wednesday, November 18th at NYU Law School
Report of the Coalition's October 19th meeting with Speaker Quinn
Please RSVP by responding to this e-mail or by calling 212-558-2276. Thanks!
We look forward to hearing from you ASAP.
The Take Back Our Union (TBOU) movement supports the efforts of The NYC Paid Sick Days Campaign to stay informed about this campaign and all workers issues visit www.tbou.org
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Take Back Our Union (TBOU) Action Update- Keep Post Officies Open
The Take Back Our Union (TBOU) movement is calling on transit workers and all of our supporters to come out and help our sisters and brothers as :
THE NEW YORK METRO AREA POSTAL UNION TAKES FIGHT
AGAINST POST OFFICE CLOSINGS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
President Clarice Torrence to give testimony against New York City Station closings
WHERE: CITY HALL CHAMBERS
WHEN: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH 10:00 AM
WHO: THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE NEW YORK METRO AREA POSTAL UNION.
WHAT: WILL ATTEND THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL HEARING ON NYC POST OFFICE CLOSINGS
WHY: ALL POST OFFICE CLOSINGS IN NEW YORK
THE POST OFFICE CLOSINGS ARE UNNECESSARY AND ILL ADVISED. THE CLOSINGS 14 STATIONS IN MANHATTAN, QUEENS AND THE BRONX WILL BE DEVASTATING TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
New York City Stations Possible Station Closures -As of October 9, 2009 these are the New York City Stations “under review for closure by the U.S. Postal Service:
Bronx
Botanical 2963 Webster Avenue 10458-9998
Clason Point 829 Soundview Avenue 10473-9998
Crotona Park 1682 Boston Road 10460-9998
Hillside 3292 Boston Road 10469-9998
Melcourt 754 Melrose Ave 10451-9998
Oak Point 849 East 149 Street 10455-9998
Van Nest 715 Morris Park Ave. 10462-9998
Manhattan
Cherokee 1483 York Ave. 10021-8840
College 217 West 140th Street 10030-9998
Pitt 185 Clinton Street 10002-9991
Port Authority 76 Ninth Avenue 10011-9992
Port Authority
Convenience Center 625 8th Avenue 10129-9991
Tudor City 5 Tudor City Plaza 10017-9991
West Village 527 Hudson Street 10014-9992
QueensLaGuardia Airport 1 Main Terminal 11371-9998
LIC Parcel Post Annex 4310 10th Street 11101-9997
Chuck Zlatkin
Legislative and Political Director
New York Metro Area Postal Union
350 West 31st Street, 3rd floor
New York, NY 10001
212-563-7553, ext 113; Fax 212-643-9051
Cell: 917-693-9427 for all your union and labor news always go to www.tbou.org
THE NEW YORK METRO AREA POSTAL UNION TAKES FIGHT
AGAINST POST OFFICE CLOSINGS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
President Clarice Torrence to give testimony against New York City Station closings
WHERE: CITY HALL CHAMBERS
WHEN: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH 10:00 AM
WHO: THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE NEW YORK METRO AREA POSTAL UNION.
WHAT: WILL ATTEND THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL HEARING ON NYC POST OFFICE CLOSINGS
WHY: ALL POST OFFICE CLOSINGS IN NEW YORK
THE POST OFFICE CLOSINGS ARE UNNECESSARY AND ILL ADVISED. THE CLOSINGS 14 STATIONS IN MANHATTAN, QUEENS AND THE BRONX WILL BE DEVASTATING TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
New York City Stations Possible Station Closures -As of October 9, 2009 these are the New York City Stations “under review for closure by the U.S. Postal Service:
Bronx
Botanical 2963 Webster Avenue 10458-9998
Clason Point 829 Soundview Avenue 10473-9998
Crotona Park 1682 Boston Road 10460-9998
Hillside 3292 Boston Road 10469-9998
Melcourt 754 Melrose Ave 10451-9998
Oak Point 849 East 149 Street 10455-9998
Van Nest 715 Morris Park Ave. 10462-9998
Manhattan
Cherokee 1483 York Ave. 10021-8840
College 217 West 140th Street 10030-9998
Pitt 185 Clinton Street 10002-9991
Port Authority 76 Ninth Avenue 10011-9992
Port Authority
Convenience Center 625 8th Avenue 10129-9991
Tudor City 5 Tudor City Plaza 10017-9991
West Village 527 Hudson Street 10014-9992
QueensLaGuardia Airport 1 Main Terminal 11371-9998
LIC Parcel Post Annex 4310 10th Street 11101-9997
Chuck Zlatkin
Legislative and Political Director
New York Metro Area Postal Union
350 West 31st Street, 3rd floor
New York, NY 10001
212-563-7553, ext 113; Fax 212-643-9051
Cell: 917-693-9427 for all your union and labor news always go to www.tbou.org
Sunday, July 26, 2009
"TBOU ANNOUNCES ACTION WEDNESDAYS "KEEP THE SUBWAY BOOTHS OPEN EVENING LEAFLETING
Starting from Wednesday August 5 2009 and every Wednesday there after until Wednesday September 16 2009 the Take Back Our Union (TBOU) movement will be leafleting the pubic on the dangers of subway booth closings. This Wednesday August 5 from 5:00PM to 6:30PM the TBOU movement will be in the Bronx at the 161 street Yankee Stadium station on the 4 and D lines.Please refer to Schedule below for times and locations of Actions Wednesdays leafleting that will be sponsored by the TBOU movement to educate the riders on the serious crimes that occur in subway stations almost every day.
This plan from the MTA calls for the closings of over 100 subway booths on september 20, even after they got money from our state officals to stop there doomsday budget and service cuts. The mayor and MTA board countiue to cry broke but give sweet heart deals to rich and bonus and raises to MTA mangers yet will make taking the subway almost impoosible for the elderly and the disabled with these subway booth closings.TBOU is calling on all TWU Local 100 members to help keep booths open for more information call (646) 321-5213 or email us at tboustations@yahoo.com .Visit our blog at tbou.org. daily for your up to the minute transit news.
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