ATU urges Transportation Conference Committee to keep Senate provisions, as job loss highlights mass transit crisis across country.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Congressional conference committee reconciling the House and Senate versions of the transportation bill extension is urged to preserve key provisions of the Senate bill that provide transit systems much-needed flexibility.
WASHINGTON, DC – Larry Hanley, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) released the following statement in reaction to the death of Mark Ayers, president of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department(BCTD) and AFL-CIO vice president.
House Republicans kicked the can down the road again, threatening the safety, security and reliability of our nation’s public transportation systems says the ATU in criticizing the House vote for a 90-day extension of the transportation bill today.
Washington, DC - Larry Hanley, international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), announced today that the transit workers union is endorsing the re-election of President Barack Obama.
Public transportation is a human right, ATU pledges support for the National Day of Action for Public Transportation called by Occupy Boston to take place, April 4, in cities all over America.
The Senate sets the right course for U.S. transportation policy while House Republicans are headed in the wrong direction, says the Amalgamated Transit Union in reaction to competing transportation bills introduced in Congress today.
Larry Hanley, international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), released the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight.
Larry Hanley, international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, issued the following statement today to praise President Obama for his appointments of three individuals to fill vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
A bipartisan group of eleven elected officials and sixteen labor, environmental, equity, good government, and transportation organizations issued a joint statement today to request that the Tappan Zee Bridge be rebuilt with transit, bus rapid transit.
The Driver Fatigue Prevention Act, introduced by Senator Charles E. Schumer, D-NY, ensures that the overtime provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are applied to drivers of over-the-road buses.
New York , NY - Stand up and demand safe and secure bus transportation for NYC school children at a noon rally at City Hall on Tuesday, December 6.
Although Mayor Bloomberg’s failure to put the safety of New York City children first makes a strike likely, there are no immediate plans for one. The issue here is getting children to school safely and securely.
“The citizens of this great state refused to get suckered-in by the big lie that public workers are the enemies of others. Today, the people of Ohio said, ‘It stops here.’ No more assaults on middle-class people.
“The ATU applauds the Occupy Wall Street activists for their courage and strength to expose the greed and corruption on Wall Street as the rest of America struggles to survive,” said Larry Hanley, ATU International President.
Among the key findings in the report the NTSB identified “driver fatigue as a contributing factor to fatal motorcoach accidents and has identified driver fatigue as a issue on its Most Wanted List of Safety Improvements.”
With the majority of transit systems across the U.S. continuing to cut vital service and raise fares, a new bill would give transit agencies much needed flexibility in deciding how they use federal funds argues the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU).
“Today’s demonstrations reflect the frustration and anxiety felt by regular people facing the loss of the transportation they rely on every day,” said Larry Hanley, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
Veolia demands concessions while fattening wallets of managers
James C. Little, President of the Transport Workers Union (TWU), and Larry J. Hanley, President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) issued the following joint statement in opposition to the approval of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline.
Rail passenger safety at risk, Union urges reversal of court decision against safety protestors
Massive service cuts and dangerous traveling conditions for U.S. transit riders would result from the multi-year transportation reauthorization proposal unveiled today by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla)
Transit Union Renews Call for Congress to Address Driver Fatigue in Proposed Bus Safety Legislation
Current Bills Before Senate and House Ignore Driver Fatigue – Issue at the Heart of Crashes in the Discount Bus Industry
Larry Hanley, International President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), met today with National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union of Australia (TWU) Tony Orden.
Lawrence J. Hanley, International President of the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO (ATU), made the following statement regarding House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget proposal for 2012.
New International President of the Amalgamated Transit Union Will Join Federation’s Leadership.
The Senate transportation bill sets the right course for transportation policy, giving states more flexibility in how they spend federal money and rejecting privatization provisions says the ATU.
