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DETROIT
Disabled activists fight service cuts
Published Nov 29, 2009 10:40 PM
At a Nov. 18 news conference called by the disabled rights organization
Warriors on Wheels, members of the group spoke out against the Detroit
Department of Transportation using unsafe transportation providers for seniors
and disabled residents.
By failing to pay the Metro Lift contractor Veolia Transportation, the City has
instituted a replacement operation of small subcontractors and taxicabs that
not only downgraded service, but will mean the loss of jobs of more than 100
para-transit drivers, most of whom live in Detroit. Outside the Rehabilitation
Institute of Michigan, Warriors on Wheels were joined by blue-uniformed
drivers, officials from Teamsters Local 243 and the Rev. Bullock from
Rainbow-PUSH.
The city of Detroit’s actions are the tip of the privatization iceberg
slamming into the city work force. Small, independent, non-union
subcontractors, favorites of the current city administration and the banks, are
demanding cuts despite the desperate situation faced by Detroit residents.
These cuts continue the push to lower wages and income for working
people.
—Report and photo by Cheryl LaBash
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