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Bus
Riders United hosted an informational session on February 18, 2012 at the
Fall River Public Library community room. Discussion topics included extending
evening and Sunday service of the Southeastern
Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) buses in the city. Mayor William
Flanagan, who serves as the chairman of the SRTA
Advisory Board, State Representative Paul Schmid, City Councilors Ray
Mitchell and Mike Miozza and Amalgamated Transit Union presidents Eric
Carvalho of 174
in Fall River and Gary Pires of 1037
in New Bedford spoke along with UMass-Dartmouth student Siggy Meilus
who collected 2,000 signatures from passengers in Fall River and New
Bedford along with other groups at public events and from other groups.
The event was organized by Mary Ellen DeLima of the Coalition
for Social Justice who has been seeking ways to make public transit
better meet the needs of passengers. The groups included in Bus Riders
United included the Amalgamated
Transit Union, the Coalition
for Social Justice, the Community
Economic Development Center, and the UMD
Labor Education Center. Click
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(Top row, left and center) People line up outside the Fall River Public Library community room to sign in at the informational meeting organized by Bus Riders United. (Top row, right) Attorney Arthur Frank. general counsel for SRTA, stands with Eric Carvalho, president and business agent for the Amalgamated Transit Union 174. (Row two, left) Attorney Frank is greeted by Fall River Mayor Flanagan who serves as the SRTA Advisory Board chair. (Row two, center and right) Mary Ellen DeLima of the Coalition for Social Justice introduces Mayor Flanagan. (Row three) Ms. DeLima invites State Representative Paul Schmid, and Fall River City Councilor Ray Mitchell and Mike Miozza. (Bottom row) Eric Carvalho, UMass-Dartmouth student Siggy Meilus, and Local 1037 president and business manager Gary Pires close out the session before taking questions from the audience. |
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