[news] Bus Riders Defeat Fare Increase! A $41 million dollar victory for bus riders in the GVRD

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In the second victory in less than 12 months, bus riders once again struck a blow for justice at the regional TransLink Board. "Today we beat the unjust fare increase that TransLink planned to impose on bus riders throughout the region" states Kirat Kaur of the Bus Riders Union. "We struggled long and hard to have the voices of transit-dependant women heard at the TransLink Board. We organized women to speak out on the hardships they face due to TransLink policy and planning, we spent time in our communities hearing the experiences and ideas of transit-dependant women, and we rode the bus and talked directly to women who are already struggling to pay high fares. Months of organizing transit-dependant women in our communities have finally paid-off. What bus riders have achieved today is to keep $41 million dollars in the pockets of bus riders throughout the Lower Mainland", explains Kirat Kaur. This is a tremendous victory for our communities."

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2004/9/29/201534/534