What good are new buses if there's no one to operate
or maintain them?
This is the point the ATU is trying to get across in its all-out campaign to convince Congress to allow transit agencies to use federal funding for operating assistance. Find out more about this and the ATU's push for new federal penalties for assaults on Canadian transit workers in this issue.
The Amalgamated Transit Union is the largest labor organization representing transit workers in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1892, the ATU today is comprised of over 185,000 members in 268 local unions spread across 46 states and nine provinces. Composed of bus drivers, light rail operators, maintenance and clerical personnel and other transit and municipal employees, the ATU works to promote transit issues and fights for the interests of its hard-working members.
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ATU Activists work all across the United States and Canada to mobilize union members to flex their political muscles and create positive changes for ATU members and all working people. ATU Activists are needed in every part of our two nations.
Before the United States Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee On the Reauthorization of The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
Every six years, we get the chance to tell Congress how to improve the federal transit program. The legislation that authorizes all U.S. public transportation programs and policies – known currently as the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) – expires in September. So, during the next nine months, lawmakers will be conducting hearings and soliciting ideas from interested groups. »Read More
