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ATU International News Feed

TTC union calls on transit agency to take steps to protect operators from assaults
Carlos Santos, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 113, made the demand this week after two passengers allegedly assaulted a female bus driver and damaged a bus following a verbal dispute on Sunday evening. — May 10
Halifax Transit bus not deep cleaned after driver tests positive for COVID-19: union
The driver tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, but the bus she was driving continued to be on the road hours later, said Ken Wilson, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508. — May 6
After Over a Year of Negotiations, Bus Operators in Airdrie Vote to Ratify Collective Agreement
Transit workers in Airdrie voted to ratify their collective agreement yesterday with 75% support after over a year of negotiations. Airdrie transit workers joined the ATU last year after a successful organizing drive by ATU Local 987. — May 5
MARTA frontline employees to receive pandemic payment
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is providing a one-time $3,500 COVID-19 pandemic payment to its frontline and represented employees, pending approval by the agency's board later this month. — May 5
Redlined Tampa bus routes leave riders waiting or walking
“Operators are being forced to work when they are fatigued. Bus operators have been working 68 to 72 hours a week,” she said in an email to the Tampa Bay Times. — May 5