The fare-free pilot underscores the core argument in the free-transit debate: eliminating fares can boost ridership, but it also creates a measurable …
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Free Buses, Real Costs. Inside Mamdani's Socialist Dream to Shakeup Transit for New Yorkers
Transit analyst Charles Komanoff, who modeled Mamdani's free bus proposal, echoed that view, noting that altercations over fare payment have led …
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Amazon, UPS lead new wave of mass layoffs in 2026 – World Socialist Web Site
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson is cutting 1,600 jobs at home; Lenovo and Baidu are eliminating thousands of tech jobs in China; and in Germany …
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This week in history: October 6-12 – World Socialist Web Site
Union sabotages LA transit strike; John Lennon wins US deportation battle; Police massacre civilians in South Korea; US troops sent to Panama.
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Sweeping court ruling ends transit strike in San Jose, California – World Socialist Web Site
… transit workers with the Valley Transit Authority (VTA), the first strike in the system since the 1960s. The strike began at midnight on March 10 …
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Ukraine prepares to end transit of Russian natural gas – World Socialist Web Site
The end of the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe underlines the fact that the war is part of a metastasizing global conflict.
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Dell announces mass layoffs amid expanding global tech job cuts – World Socialist Web Site
Google lays off 12,000 workers as tech jobs bloodbath intensifies. 22 January 2023. Amazon announces 9,000 more job cuts as tech industry jobs …
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Global automakers in US and Europe slashing thousands more jobs – World Socialist Web Site
This follows the slashing of 260,000 tech jobs last year, the worst since the dot.com bubble burst in the early 2000s. Ebay announced it will …
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New York transit workers speak out as TWU pushes sellout deal – World Socialist Web Site
As hazardous air quality conditions threaten transit workers health, the Transport Workers Union and transit agency are pushing cuts to real wages …
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Amazon workers plan walkout at Seattle headquarters on May 31 – World Socialist Web Site
The latest round of the Amazon tech jobs massacre was announced March 20 by CEO Jassy, who said 9,000 positions would be eliminated in cloud …
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