SEIU United Long Term Care Workers (ULTCW) Join South Los Angeles Leaders Calling for New Stop Along New "Crenshaw Subway"

Leaders Testified in Support of New Motion for a Stop at the Leimert Park/Vernon Avenue, and for Line to go underground

LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dozens of SEIU United Long Term Care Workers (ULTCW) members attended the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board meeting on Thursday about the new light rail line that will run through South Los Angeles, called the "Crenshaw Subway."  Members attended to support a motion by County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who is a member of the MTA Board, which requests the new line to include a stop at Leimert Park/Vernon Avenue, the financial center of the area.   The motion also suggests that the subway go underground, to avoid traffic congestion in the area.

"This subway line will be a positive influence in our neighborhood.  It will connect us to other neighborhoods in the city, and will bring new life to South Los Angeles and Inglewood," said Elba Lilian Pleitez, SEIU ULTCW member who attended the hearing.  "It does need to be done right, though.  Leimert Park needs to be served, and keeping it underground will help keep our kids safe."

Without the stop at Leimert Park/Vernon Avenue, there would be no stops between Martin Luther King Boulevard and Slauson Avenue, and no station at all at Leimert Park.  A stop at Leimert Park would also increase commercial traffic in the area, which is the financial center of the neighborhood.

SEIU United Long Term Care Workers (ULTCW) is California's leading long term care organization dedicated to providing and protecting quality care for some of our most vulnerable residents. SEIU ULTCW represents 180,000 in-home care providers and nursing home workers throughout California, making it the largest union of long term caregivers in California and the second largest SEIU Local in the nation.

Contact:  Kerry Townsend Jacob, Communications Director, 213-280-9496

SOURCE SEIU United Long Term Care Workers