Jackson Jambalaya

Striking in a broke city that can’t provide basic services and demanding said city pay you more money? good luck

Just another category to add to Jackson's dysfunctional/nonfunctional list. Right? A strike will be another one of Chowke's "wag the dog" moments.

There’s going to be six really upset people

4:57 got it right. Exactly how many JATRAN riders are there? I'm guessing dozens maybe. They're a vocal few, but just a few, I suspect. You never see anybody at a bus stop waiting for a bus.

Dang! Most Radical City… can’t run city bus service, can’t run garbage collection, can’t run water system, highest murder rate in nation per capita ….Radical….”As Jackson Turns”

He should investigate Lying Lumumba. I’d start with the Richards trash carts and IT contract.

If they pull this strike off, how will all these innocent Jackson folks get to work?

Will Stokes rent buses (and pay cash upfront)?

Y'all, I've never ridden JATRAN a day in my life and don't live in the city of Jackson, but it shows how out of touch some of you are if you don't think there's a sizeable portion of Jackson's population who does rely on public transportation. Any city with a large lower-and lower-middle-class population is bound to have residents who can't afford any other option.

Y'all, I've never ridden JATRAN a day in my life and don't live in the city of Jackson, but it shows how out of touch some of you are if you don't think there's a sizeable portion of Jackson's population who does rely on public transportation. Any city with a large lower-and lower-middle-class population is bound to have residents who can't afford any other option.

Lying Lamumba emphatically stated on the Tee Vee he didn't know why the buses failed to run and knew of no complaints- Then , the president of the union came with a press release on the Tee Vee with the RECIEPTS...Lamumba is the biggest dumbass ever.

Why not take other city employees with a commercial license to drive the buses? And ignore the striking drivers.

In a real world scenario you might try to understand some workers. Jackson, MS...

Too bad there are no unemployed people in the city that could replace the union workers.

6:47 is out of touch. He admits he knows nothing of JTRAN other than "a sizable number of people" depend on it. I'd be shocked if it was a large number . I'd like to see real usage numbers but all numbers from Lumumba must be considered highly inflated.

... it shows how out of touch some of you are if you don't think there's a sizeable portion of Jackson's population who does rely on public transportation.

Sizable? In Jackson? NOPE.

Chok's got himself another failed municipal service to add to his list of major awards for public service.

Another large federal bailout on the way for the mayor who scuttlebutts out of the room when the pledge of allegiance to his bailouts is recited?

Commitment to the city’s ridership, who writes this stuff?

Oh, and I forgot, people along Pearl River downstream from Jackson advised not to swim in or eat fish from Pearl River by EPA due to raw sewage from Jackson’s Waste MGT system contaminating the water…and anyone whose had a flat tire from Jackson’s city street’s potholes, raise your hands….I have x 2….Radical

Why are the good citizens of Mississippi content with the terrible condition that their CAPITAL CITY is in? Can anyone offer a genuine answer, because as an outsider who lives in another state, it is sad to see. I am a frequent visitor and love Mississippi, but do not understand this. Thank you.

Did the JTRAN contractor benefit from contract $teering? Friend$ of Chowke?

Chokwe could host his own symposium in Banf, Canada about all he has f6cked up while being mayor. Would probably be well attended by the Progressive left.

"Why are the good citizens of Mississippi content with the terrible condition that their CAPITAL CITY is in?"

Unfortunately they are more likely than not trapped here due to circumstances we may not understand. Not everyone can just up and move away. It's that walk in my shoes type of thing.

What should the good citizens of MS do about the CAPITAL?

We non City of Jackson residents, are all ears. But be sure you get Chuck's approval for any proposed plan.

He is vehemently opposed to help unless it is in the form of cash with no oversight.

See also: CCID expansion

Truly unfortunate if this occurs. As noted in some of the comments, there are those that do ride JTran and depend on it for transportation to and from their jobs. How many? Probably more than you think.

As far as the suggestion to take other city employees and have them drive the busses (provided they have CDLs), that could work, but workers cannot be forced to cross picket lines. Supervisory staff, yes.

Hope it doesn't come to pass....

As our capital city goes, the Left tells me, so goes the rest of the state.

To which I reply, Welp, there goes the public transportation system in Shubuta.

In the past year, JATRANS has cut and changed routes. There are really poor people who work very hard and who depend on the buses to get to their jobs. The City of Jackson is shitting on them and no one will stand up for them. It is awful and a human and social disgrace. Shame on you, City of Jackson. You should just go to hell.

Biden and Bennie will step up with big taxpayer bucks to make everyone happy-

Just when I thought that Jackson couldn't be any more dysfunctional. It's not just Chowke's incompetence, but also the city council.

9:29, they are almost there(to hell). A few more f-ups and it's right on hell's doorstep.

I moved to Jackson from a very rural county to study medicine at UMC. I have always wanted to experience the dynamic city life so I will sometimes take the JATRAN from my condo in Fondren to places like Mr. Chens and also to museums downtown. But I have noticed there are places it doesn’t go so I have to take my Audi.

1:11 That's just downright funny.

1:11 The #10 gets you to Mr. Chen's from Fondren. Both the #10 and the #15 get you from Fondren to the museums downtown.
It's JTRAN; only one A.
Looking forward to seeing you using JTRAN.