CTA layoffs derail lives
June 23, 2010 by
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CTA layoffs derail lives
Vanessa Garrett loved driving the 79th Street bus for the CTA — she thought this was the job she’d retire from. But Feb. 7 Garrett became one of 1,057 CTA workers who lost their jobswhen the agency cut service on bus and L routes to fill a budget holecaused by declining tax revenues. Since that day, her life has spiraleddown. Because of an error involving her Social Security number, Garrett …
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