The leadership of Chicago's union of CTA and PACE drivers and workers, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241, engage in a roundtable discussion with Labor Beat host Wayne Heimbach on April 2, 2010. The topic: the current situation with management pressing for contract concessions while trying to get transit riders to blame the union for CTA service cuts. Included are: Darrell Jefferson, President-Business Agent; Michael Simmons, Recording Secretary; Dan Hrycyk; Financial Secretary; Carlos J. Acevedo/ Maintenance ABA. President Jefferson pointed out that "The current administration at CTA is trying to bust our union and we're trying to fight to hold on to it. In the early 1980s the Reagan administration had cut off all federal funding to cities with over 200,000, and when the CTA could not stay afloat with state funds, the union came in and bailed them out." This was done by the union dipping into its own pension fund. "They got used to coming back and coming back, and sooner or later, enough is enough," said Carlos Acevedo. "We just can't give any more." Produced by Labor Beat. Labor Beat is a CAN TV Community Partner. Labor Beat is a non-profit 501(c)(3) member of IBEW 1220. Views are those of the producer Labor Beat. For info: mail@laborbeat.org, www.laborbeat.org. 312-226-3330. For other Labor Beat videos, visit Google Video, YouTube, or blip.tv and search "Labor Beat". Less