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Billed as the Labor Unity March, it included the Communication Workers of America, Amalgamated Transit Union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Local 300 of the Mail Handlers Union.
“Congratulations, brothers and sisters, you came out on top,” Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 president Bob Kinnear told members...
98.4% of members overwhelmingly reject final contract. (photo gallery)
Larry Hanley, international president of theAmalgamated Transit Union (ATU), released the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight.
What’s it really like to have 33,000 pounds of bus beneath your feet, 40-odd passengers counting on you for safe transport and twitchy car drivers spinning out around you?
The TSSA union has joined forces with public transport lobbyists to protest at the latest increase in rail fares as commuters return to work for the first time since the New Year holiday.
Thanks to them, New Yorkers do far less damage to the planet than their rural neighbors
Over 12,000 letters from 27 ATU locals continue pressure on Congress. Reps. Moore-Capito (R-WV), Richmond (D-LA) and Hanna (R-NY) join as co-sponsors.
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Union members will vote on a new deal Thursday morning that could help put an end to a transit strike in York Region that has lasted more than three months.
Jan 26, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Joe Duncan said he’s never seen things this bad. The president of the Detroit Police Officers Association said a proposed 10 percent pay cut for his 2,200 members -- who are paid a maximum $53,253 -- shows the city’s desperation to avoid a state takeover.
Talks are to continue today in an effort to avert a possible strike or lockout of transit workers in Hamilton.
A union representing more than 1,100 employees of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority has received permission from a state supreme court justice to have a long-standing contract impasse settled through binding arbitration.
The two sides met Tuesday for a day of discussions with the help of a provincial mediator. Though the city issued a revised offer, it wasn’t enough to sway representatives from the ATU Local 107. They are scheduled to meet again today.