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Big news! The Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act [MMA] is coming up for a Transportation Committee hearing very soon. That means it’s time for transit advocates across the state to come together and send witness slips in favor of passing this legislation.

“Republicans are already funneling our tax dollars out of programs our communities need. We deserve a government that uses our money to fund our care, not line the pockets of corporations.”

The Illinois Revenue Alliance, a coalition including The People’s Lobby, gathered at the state capitol demanding $6 billion more in state spending for the budget by closing corporate tax loopholes and taxing the ultra-wealthy.

Chicago Gig Alliance has been urging the City Council to vote on the Rideshare Living Wage and Safety Ordinance for more than three years. This ordinance, written in collaboration with drivers, would require passengers to verify their identity (as drivers are required to do) in order to use the app.

In Chicago, drivers hope the new fund signals support for a rideshare living wage and safety ordinance they have sought since 2022. That law would raise pay, increase fare transparency and add safety protections. Lori Simmons, a driver and organizer with the People’s Lobby and Chicago Gig Alliance, said she is “feeling very good about…

“Right now, [UnitedHealth Group] has announced their quarterly earnings,” said Cate Readling of The People’s Lobby. “They and other profiteers report to investors with pride that they have fleeced us.”

At the end of November, we pulled together more than 100 people at Rainbow Push in Kenwood to talk about how Chicago’s current electoral system, which requires candidates for City Council to finance their own campaigns, puts major barriers in front of working people who want to run for city office. In a city where…

We took 38 of our members to Springfield and met with 19 state legislators in a single day about The People’s Lobby’s legislative agenda.

After a steep drop in ridership, passengers are slowly returning to the CTA. But some Chicagoans have put down their Ventra cards for new ways to travel the city.

Attendees talked about how to make buses and trains more reliable, improve conditions for CTA workers, and address the region’s looming transit fiscal cliff.

If passed, the Chicago Rideshare Living Wage and Safety Ordinance would raise drivers’ wages, improve their safety and create a transparent system to handle driver deactivations.