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DESCRIPTION:10/20 SF UPWA Forum Taxes, Public Transit, Labor And Our Unions-WHO SHOULD 
 PAY?\nShould Working People and the Public  Support SF Prop K and BART Prop 
 RR Tax Increases?\nUPWA Forum And Discussion\nTaxes, Public Transit, Labor 
 And Our Unions\nShould Workers And The Public Pay Billions Of Dollars In 
 New Taxes For BART and The SF MTA Instead Of Taxing The Billionaires And 
 Corporations?\nWhy Our Public Transit System Is In A Crisis and How We 
 Should Solve It\n\nThursday October 20, 2016 6:00 PM\nSan Francisco Main 
 Public Library\nLatino Room B-Lower Level\n100 Larkin St.\nSan 
 Francisco\n\nRegressive tax initiatives  for SF MTA  through Prop  K and 
 BART Prop  RR are on the 2016  ballot. Should working people support these 
 tax increases and why are the billionaires and mega corporations, property 
 speculators not be forced to pay for our public transportation? Why are the 
 riders and working people subsidizing the billionaires for public 
 transportation to take workers to their jobs? Shouldn't public transit be 
 free? These are the questions that will be addressed at this forum as well 
 as the ongoing attack on public transit workers from the BART workers to SF 
 MTA transit operators. SF MTA TWU 250 A leadership negotiated a two tier 
 wage that is hurting the new drivers who have to wait years to reach the 
 top salary. They also face increased pension costs.\nTransit workers and 
 public transit advocates will discuss the crisis and what a working class 
 solution is to the growing crisis including the massive traffic jams in San 
 Francisco and the bay area by UBER, Lyft and other unregulated taxi 
 services. These companies are able to bring tens of thousands of drivers 
 into our cities and communities with absolutely no control or regulation. 
 These drivers face dire conditions in the Gig economy and need a second and 
 third job to survive in the bay area's "new economy".\nAt the same time 
 Europe and Japan have a high quality public transportation system with high 
 speed rail  yet San Francisco and the bay area transit system is breaking 
 down and in chaos. The property speculators and banks will tremendously 
 benefit from new stations but shouldn't the increase of value go to the 
 workers and public instead of a regressive tax.\nIt's time for action Now 
 to build a real public transportation system and make the billionaires pay 
 for it.\n\nSponsored by United Public Workers For 
 Action\nwww.upwa.info\n415-282-1908\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/10/14/18792224.php
SUMMARY:SF UPWA Forum Taxes, Public Transit, Labor And Our Unions-Who Should Pay?
LOCATION:San Francisco Main Public Library\nLatino Room B-Lower Level\n100 Larkin 
 St.\nSan Francisco\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/10/14/18792224.php
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