National Petition To Defend Fired Chicago ATU 241 Executive Board Member Erek Slater

National Petition To Defend Fired Chicago ATU 241 Executive Board Member Erek Slater
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/defend-erek-slater-reinstate.fb47?sourc...
Defend Erek Slater! Reinstate him!
Petition by Debby Pope

To be delivered to Terry Peterson, Chairman of Chicago Transit Board and Dorval R. Carter, President, CTA

We the undersigned stand in support of Erek Slater, an elected Executive Board member and Steward of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 241 in Chicago. Slater was recently fired from his job of 10 years as a bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). He was accused of insubordination for exercising his right and obligation to defend a member at his worksite and to protect the union’s contract. This is an illegal and unjust attack, not only against Slater and the ATU but against all workers and their contractual rights.
We demand that the CTA rehire Erek Slater and restore him to his position with no loss of pay or benefits and that the CTA respect their contract with the ATU.

Please join Erek and his supporters at the CTA Board meeting, Wednesday, March 9th at 10:00 a.m. sharp. The meeting will take place at CTA headquarters, 567 West Lake Street, Chicago. We will be speaking out together not just against this injustice but for all transit workers to be treated with respect. We will be uniting for better public services for all of us.

There are currently 306 signatures. NEW goal - We need 400 signatures!
PETITION BACKGROUND
Union member fired for defending his co-workers and their contract. This is an attack on public employees and union members everywhere. It is an example of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's anti-worker policies that hurt teachers, public workers, CTA workers, and working families throughout Chicago.
CURRENT PETITION SIGNERS
• 306. Rebecca Martinez from Chicago, IL signed this petition on Feb 29, 2016.
• 305. Nicholas Limbeck from Chicago, IL signed this petition on Feb 29, 2016.
• 304. Brian Galaviz from chicago, IL signed this petition on Feb 29, 2016.
• 303. Arlene Gloria Hirsch from Chicago, IL signed this petition on Feb 29, 2016.
• 302. Howard Heath from Chicago, IL signed this petition on Feb 29, 2016.
• 301. Joe Rowe from Portland, OR signed this petition on Feb 28, 2016.
• 300. Barbara Cohan from Chicago, IL signed this petition on Feb 28, 2016.
• 299. Mina Hwangbo from Rolling Meadows, IL signed this petition on Feb 28, 2016.
• 298. Malvika Jolly from Manhattan, NY signed this petition on Feb 28, 2016.
• 297. Sandra Stone from Chicago, IL signed this petition on Feb 28, 2016.

WW2-15-16 Chicago Fired ATU241 Ex Bd Member Erek Slater On Attack On Worker & Union
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio/ww2-15-16-chicago-fired-atu241-ex-...
WorkWeek interviews fired Chicago ATU 241 Executive Board member, steward and bus driver Erek Slater about the attack on transit workers, health and safety and the firing of him and other transit workers. He also talks about linking up the transit workers with CTU teachers in Chicago who are also without a contract and face similar attacks by the Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Governor. This interview was done on February 15, 2016.
For more information on
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5jaBcpHZGc
http://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=6121
WorkWeek Radio
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