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Fairfax Connector Bus Workers Say They’re Prepared To Strike

Drivers and maintenance workers for the Fairfax Connector say they’re prepared

ATU Local 689 Cinder Bed Road striking workers anthem

Fairfax Connector Bus Workers Say They’re Prepared To Strike

Drivers and maintenance workers for the Fairfax Connector say they’re prepared to go on strike against Transdev, the contractor that

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Women’s History Month: Josephine Casey, an ATU trailblazer

Women’s History Month: Josephine Casey, ATU’s first female local officer and convention delegate

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ATU Local 1764 reaches Tentative Agreement with Transdev at Fairfax Connector, averts strike

chris kenngott on Tuesday, February 25 2020 - 2:15pm

Silver Spring, MD – Averting what would have been the second strike in less than three months, ATU Local 1764 has reached a tentative agreement with private contractor Transdev that covers the operators and maintenance workers at the Fairfax Connector.

Three generations of bus drivers toast great-grandfather's 100th in vintage bus

ATU International on Tuesday, February 18 2020 - 8:37am

For his 100th birthday, John Harlow's family wanted to give him a ride down memory lane, literally.

They rented a 1964 G.M.C. for the former bus driver to do a Sunday morning tour through some of his life's most pivotal stops around Metro Vancouver.

It was a vehicle Harlow was familiar with.

ATU International on the Resignation of ATU Local 113 President Bob Kinnear

ATU International on Tuesday, February 18 2020 - 8:37am

SILVER SPRING, MD: Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International President Larry Hanley issued the following statement following the resignation of Bob Kinnear as president of ATU Local 113 in Toronto.

“With the resignation of Bob Kinnear as their president, today marks a new beginning for the 11,000 members of ATU Local 113. The last six weeks have been extraordinarily difficult for them and their families and, in fact, the entire labour movement. Fortunately, union democracy and international solidarity have prevailed.

GAO report criticizes WMATA on SafeTrack

ATU International on Tuesday, February 18 2020 - 8:37am

In the last year, SafeTrack has inconvenienced riders, workers and taxpayers. Now, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced that the budget for SafeTrack will cost another $40 million dollars, begging the question: where is the additional $40 Million going to come from?

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CDC Urges Vaccinated People To Mask Up Indoors In Places With High Virus Transmission
The CDC revised its guidance on wearing masks Tuesday. In a reversal of its earlier position, the agency is now recommending that some fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors, if they live in areas with significant or high spread. — Jul 27
Drivers demand change after uptick in attacks on MARTA buses
Cussed at, spit on, and attacked. Not situations you normally associate with public transportation, but all of which occurred on MARTA buses in 2021. They are problems drivers say make their job, and your ride, dangerous. — Jul 24
Norfolk, VA Local secures strong contract
Hampton Roads Transit and its unionized workers agreed to a new contract that increases base pay for bus operators and offers incentive pay for attendance — Jul 23
TTC workers' union wants guards to stay put as assaults rise
The union representing TTC workers is calling for more guards at the back of subway trains — not necessarily more Toronto Police officers — in the face of what’s said to be a rise in assaults over the past year within the public transit system. — Jul 15
Is Metro's expansion in peril due to driver shortage? Union chief sees bus route cuts ahead
A little over a month after Cincinnati Metro began its 24/7 service on seven of its major routes, union leaders say the bus system may have to cut routes to accommodate for a lack of drivers. Metro says no decisions have been made. — Jul 14

Union for CapMetro workers reaches tentative agreement, avoiding strike

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ATU Local 689 Cinder Bed Road striking workers anthem

Fairfax Connector Bus Workers Say They’re Prepared To Strike

ATU Local 689 Cinder Bed Road striking workers anthem

Fairfax Connector Bus Workers Say They’re Prepared To Strike

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Women’s History Month: Josephine Casey, an ATU trailblazer

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ATU Local 1764 reaches Tentative Agreement with Transdev at Fairfax Connector, averts strike

Three generations of bus drivers toast great-grandfather's 100th in vintage bus

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ATU International on the Resignation of ATU Local 113 President Bob Kinnear

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GAO report criticizes WMATA on SafeTrack

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