Tim Sheard: Someone Has to Die and Will Uber Take Over the Bus System?

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: as ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft encroach on services provided by public transit systems, the KC Area Transportation Authority has contracted with Bridj, an on demand rideshare company that provides transportation to seniors and those with disabilities. For now, drivers are union members of ATU Local 1287, but how is the program working and will it continue? Could this be a rideshare model that saves the public money but also protects workers? Then, stay with us for a conversation with writer, activist and educator Timothy Sheard about the latest his latest mystery novel “Someone Has to Die.” The detective is Lenny Moss, a union steward and janitor in a busy New York City hospital. What sort of trouble has he uncovered this time?


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