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Bus Riders' Union
The Bus Riders Union (BRU) (also called (SDP) and ) is a United States civil rights social movement organization established in Los Angeles, California, in 1994. The BRU's central focus has been policies of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) that it identifies as racial discrimination. The BRU attracted international attention when it successfully sued LACMTA under Civil Rights Act of 1964#Title VI, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in 1994. Formation The Bus Rider's Union is a project of the Labor/Community Strategy Center (LCSC) that began as an outgrowth of the LCSC's Labor/Community Watchdog environmental justice campaign against air pollution in the L.A. Port area. The BRU was founded by the LSCS's director, Eric Mann (civil rights organizer), Eric Mann, who is also co-chair of the union along with Barbara Lott-Holland. The LCSC began organizing bus riders in 1992, and, as it expanded its tactics from grassroots organizing to include lega ...
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