by Ming | Feb 23, 2020 | Articles
Sign up to call your Senators on Feb. 25. On Tuesday, Feb. 25, postal workers and the communities we serve are standing up for our public Postal Service. It’s time to protect America’s most cherished institution. The House of Representatives has...
by Ming | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, Climate Strike, TED
February 4, 2020 is Transit Equity Day when people in dozens of cities will demand public transportation systems that provide for the needs of everyone. February 4 was chosen for Transit Equity Day in honor of Rosa Parks, an iconic figure of the civil rights era,...
by Ming | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, TED
Transportation is the leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions in this country and gasoline-powered vehicles also emit harmful pollutants that disproportionately affect already overburdened communities. At the same time, our public transportation system is in need of...
by Ming | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, Climate Strike
By Lauren Burke Last September, an estimated 7.6 million people joined the global climate strike, making it the largest demonstration against climate change in the world’s history. In the U.S., over 39 trade union bodies engaged in the climate strike: passing...
by Ming | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, TED
Thank you to all who attended LNS’s Virtual Convergence 3: Transit Equity: Labor and Community Voices on the Nexus of Civil Rights and Climate Action To prepare for Transit Equity Day taking place February 4, 2020, LNS featured a panel of union leaders and civil...