UPDATES
The latest updates and news from The People’s Lobby.
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Press Release
Chicago rideshare drivers win $250k outreach fund in 2025 city budget
For Immediate Release December 17, 2024 Contacts: Lori Simmons, 217-721-7527 or lori@thepeopleslobbyusa.org Deana Rutherford, (872) 395-8167 or deana@thepeopleslobbyusa.org Chicago rideshare drivers win $250k outreach fund in 2025 city budget New program will provide resources for training and know your rights workshops in multiple languages and empower workers to take action to resolve violations When the…
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The People’s Lobby
Raising our voices in Springfield: Lobby Day report back
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.
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Reader
The CTA’s missing riders
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.
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Streetsblog Chicago
At 2nd People’s Lobby Transit Town Hall, politicians and riders discussed how to create a world-class system
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.
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Chicago Sun Times
Drivers for ride-hailing apps demand city ordinance improving safety, pay
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.
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