,FIE HIKE 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,TOM ,WETZEL ,TEXT 3 ,BACK 9 ,APRIL ! ,M,T,A ,BO>D1 :I* RUNS ,MUNI 7! BUS & /REETC> SY/EM 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO7 VOT$ TO 9CREASE ! TRANSIT F>E FROM @s#a4#b#e TO @s#a4#e1 TO CUT S]VICE ON MANY BUS L9ES1 & TO LAY (F AB\T #b DRIV]S4 ,?IS ,?URSDAY1 ,SEPT #a1 IS :5 ! F>E HIKE IS SUPPOS$ TO GO 9TO EFFECT4 ,?IS IS ! SECOND F>E HIKE 9 TWO YE>S4 ,S9CE #bc ! F>E HAS GONE UP #e P]C5T4 ,9ITIALLY !RE W]E TWO GR\PS ?AT />T$ DO+ ORGANIZ+ AGA9/ ! F>E HIKES1 LAY(FS1 & S]VICE CUTS4 ,! ,COALITION = ,TRANSIT ,JU/ICE WAS 9ITIAT$ BY ORGANIZ]S :O WORK = SOME H\S+ NONPR(ITS1 SU* AS ! ,T5D]LO9 ,H\S+ ,CL9IC1 & !Y W]E ABLE TO GET ! 5DORSEM5T ( AB\T #ce COMMUNITY GR\PS 9 ,S4,F4 TO OPPOSE ! F>E HIKES @& S]VICE CUTS4 ,! SECOND GR\P ?AT />T$ UP BACK 9 ,APRIL WAS ,MUNI ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE4 ,?IS WAS 9ITIAT$ BY ,AN>*I/ ,ACTION & ! ,BAY ,>EA ,AN>*I/ ,C\NCIL4 ,!IR AIM WAS TO DEVELOP A WORK]_/RID] ALLIANCE TO C>RY (F A 0SOCIAL /RIKE0 -- ?AT IS1 A /RIKE :]E ! TRANSIT WORK]S CONT9UE TO RUN ! BUSSES & /REETC>S BUT RID]S RIDE = FREE4 ,= SEV]AL MON?S ! ,COALITION GOT PEOPLE \T TO PROTE/ AT CITY HALL HE>+S & TO LOBBY ! ,BO>D ( ,SUP]VISORS TO BLOCK ! F>E HIKE1 LAY(FS & S]VICE CUTS4 7,S4,F4 IS A M]G$ C\NTY & CITY SO ! ,BO>D ( ,SUPES IS ! CITY C\NCIL47 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,FAMILIES 9 ,S,R,OS -- A GR\P ( ,ASIAN WOM5 & ,LAT9AS :O LIVE ) !IR *ILDR5 9 RESID5CE HOTELS -- DID A MASS LOBBY ( ! SUP]VISORS4 ,!SE LOBBY+ EF=TS DID GA9 SOME CONCESSIONS4 ,M,T,A MANAGEM5T BACK$ (F ON ITS PROPOSALS TO *>GE = TRANSF]S & = A HIKE 9 ! MON?LY PASS4 ,BUT 9 ! 5D1 ! 0PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY0 ON ! ,BO>D ( ,SUPES SPLIT1 ) ! ,SUPES APPROV+ ! F>E HIKE1 S]VICE CUTS & LAY(FS BY AN #h TO #c VOTE 9 ,JULY4 ,AT ?AT PO9T1 ! ,COALITION PRETTY MU* GAVE UP ! FI$ TO ACTIVELY GO BEYOND ! RE=MI/ APPROA* !Y HAD US$1 ?O SOME ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! ,COALITION DID GET ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY TO 5DORSE ! F>E /RIKE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ,MUNI ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE HAD />T$ \T DO+ 9T5SIVE \TREA* TO ! DRIV]S = ! FIR/ C\PLE MON?S1 ?R\< ,JUNE4 ,!Y HOOK$ UP ) A DISSID5T GR\P 9 ! UNION1 CALL$ ! ,DRIV]S ,ACTION ,COMMITTEE4 ,H]E ,I %\LD M5TION ?AT ! BUS DRIV]S UNION 9 ,S4,F4 7,T,W,U ,LOCAL #b#e,A7 IS ! L>GE/ GR\P ( UNIONIZ$ ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN WORK]S 9 ! CITY1 & !RE >E ALSO A L>GE NUMB] ( ,LAT9O & ,*9ESE DRIV]S4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 MO/LY WORK]S ( COLOR4 ,! ,DRIV]S ,ACTION ,COMMITTEE SUCCE$$ 9 GETT+ A UNION MEET+ TO 5DORSE A MASS NONCOMPLIANCE BY ! DRIV]S ) SIGNUPS = NEW S*$ULES -- TO TRY TO BLOCK ! S]VICE CUTS4 ,H[EV]1 TWO ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN MEMB]S 9 ! ,DRIV]S ,ACTION ,COMMITTEE W]E BR\GES BY ! UNION LEAD]%IP & SUSP5D$ FROM ! UNION = PU%+ = A WILDCAT JOB ACTION4 ,?IS HAS PRETTY MU* SQUEL*$ 9VOLVEM5T ( ! DISSID5T DRIV]S' GR\P 9 WORK+ ) ! RID] GR\PS4 ,NONE!LESS1 !RE IS A WIDESPREAD SYMPA?Y AMONG ! DRIV]S = ! PROPOS$ F>E /RIKE4 ,UNTIL AB\T TWO WEEKS AGO !RE W]E TWO GR\PS WORK+ ON ORGANIZ+ = ! F>E /RIKE -- ,MUNI ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE & ,MUNI ,F>E ,/RIKE4 ,!RE >E TWO GR\PS DUE TO POLITICAL & P]SONAL DIFF]5CES4 ,NONE!LESS1 9 ! LA/ WEEK OR SO BE=E ! /RIKE ! TWO GR\PS HAVE BE5 MU* MORE CLOSELY COOP]AT+ & COORD9AT+ ! ORGANIZ+4 ,ALSO1 9 ! LA/ C\PLE WEEKS SUPPORT = ! F>E /RIKE HAS BEGUN TO SPREAD1 ) ACTIVE 9VOLVEM5T N[ ( ! IMMIGRANT WORK]S FROM ! ,DAY ,LABOR]S PROGRAM1 & ANO!R AD HOC GR\P WE JU/ F\ND \T AB\T4 ,! DAY LABOR]S HAVE BE5 DO+ ALL-DAY TABL+ & \TREA* ON ,MISSION ,/REET & O!R >EAS :]E !RE >E L>GE NUMB]S ( ,SPANI%-SPEAK+ IMMIGRANTS4 ,ALTOGE!R ,I W\LD E/IMATE ?AT !RE >E AT PRES5T AB\T #e PEOPLE ACTIVELY DO+ ORGANIZ+ = ! F>E /RIKE4 ,\TREA* HAS 9CLUD$ REGUL> TEAMS LEAFLETT+ AT MAJOR BUS /OPS1 TEAMS PUTT+ UP PO/]S & LEAFLETS1 & EXT5SIVE USE ( /ICK]S 9 ,5GLI%1 ,SPANI% & ,*9ESE ON BUS %ELT]S ?R\<\T ! CITY4 ,WE ALSO PR9T$ UP SIMULAT$ ,MUNI BUS TRANSF]S BUT ) ! DEM&S ( ! F>E /RIKE ON !M4 ,!SE HAVE PROV$ QUITE POPUL>4 ,PEOPLE LIKE ?IS BECAUSE IT GIVES !M SOME?+ !Y CAN %[ TO ! DRIV]S :5 !Y GET ON ! BUS4 ,TODAY ! F>E /RIKE GR\PS HELD A PRESS CONF]5CE & SPEAK\T AT ! ,B,>,T PLAZA AT #b#d? @& ,MISSION 7BASICALLY ! HE>T ( ! ,LAT9O COMMUNITY 9 ,S4,F474 ,! BUS R\TES ?AT RUN ALONG ,MISSION ,/REET >E ! BUSIE/ 9 ,S4,F41 & ONE ( ! BUSIE/ LOCAL SURFACE BUS OP]ATIONS 9 ! ,U4,S4 ,!RE W]E SPEAK]S FROM ,/4 ,PET]S ,H\S+ ,COMMITTEE1 ,MUJ]ES ,UNIDAS1 ,P,[,]1 ,GRAY ,PAN!RS1 DAY LABOR]S1 & DISABILITY ACTIVI/S4 ,SPEAK]S TALK$ AB\T H[ !SE F>E HIKES @& S]VICE CUTS W]E P>T ( ! W> ON ! POOR1 WILL MAKE ,S4,F4 EV] MORE EXP5SIVE TO LIVE 91 WILL ADV]SELY AFFECT L[-WAGE WORK]S1 PEOPLE ( COLOR1 IMMIGRANTS1 Y\NG PEOPLE & S5IORS ! MO/4 ,( C\RSE1 ! PRO( ( ! PUDD+ WILL BE ON ,?URSDAY4 ,WE WON'T KN[ TIL !N JU/ H[ WIDESPREAD WILL BE P>TICIPATION 9 ?IS RID] /RIKE4 ,MY [N VIEW ON ?IS :OLE PROJECT S9CE ! 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