First day of Milwaukee bus drivers strike finishes strong
Milwaukee, WI -The first day of the work stoppage called by Amalgamated Transit Union 998 ended with a lively picket of hundreds, July 1.
From 3:00 a.m. until sundown, pickets stood strong throughout the city, with drivers, mechanics and supporters at all four hubs of the Milwaukee County Transit System.
Pickets resume July 2 at 19th and Fremont, KK and Mitchell, 32nd and Fond du Lac, and 15th and Fond du Lac.
A large rally in front of the Milwaukee County Courthouse (901 N. 9th Street) will begin at 5:00 p.m., on the Wells Street side of the building.
The Milwaukee-based United Workers Organization, a group that has been building support for the transit workers, issued a statement that read in part, “A work stoppage in Milwaukee, in the era of ‘right to work,’ is a positive sign and deserves all of our support.”