The Big Apple: “We Move New York” (TWU Local 100)

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Oct. 17, 1931, Turf Play, p. 7.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple, a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

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Entry from April 04, 2006

“We Move New York” (TWU Local 100)

"We Move New York" is the slogan of Transport Workers Union Local 100. The slogan is not trademarked, but appears on the union website.

There was a three-day transit strike in December 2005, however, when TWU Local 100 did not move New York.

http://www.twulocal100.org/index.asp?Type=NONE&SEC={E054B95D-28E2-4005-8102-A8756304CCA0}
Transport Workers Union Local 100 (AFL-CIO)
We Move New York!

(Google Groups)
NYC Transit: A Fight for the Future
... Finding this unacceptable, the men and women who at rallies chant "Who Moves
New York? We Move New York" decided to stop doing just that. ...
misc.activism.progressive - Dec 23 2005, 9:59 pm by - 1 message - 1 author

Posted by Barry Popik
Transportation • (0) Comments • Tuesday, April 04, 2006 • Permalink