ATU sends letter to Senate demanding support for CERTS Act to provide relief for school bus and other transportation workers not covered under the CARES Act. Read letter: https://bit.ly/atucerts
Drivers are worried after they said a colleague recently died from COVID-19. "When we're going home to our families, we want to go home safe," MARTA Bus Operator Natasha Taylor explained.
As we figure out how to re-open K-12 schools during a pandemic, we can't forget about bus drivers.
PANAMA CITY — Bay County bus drivers have demanded hazard pay during the COVID-19 pandemic, but are at an impasse during negotiations.
"It's absolutely outrageous that METRO has decided to cut entire communities off from the very lifeline that gives them safe, reliable transit to work in the downtown core," said Carl Beecham, President of ATU Local 704.
The agency gives drivers masks, but a union calls that insufficient and asks for more protections.
ATU International President John Costa demands Safe Service from our transit agencies and private employers. Support the ATU Safe Service Now campaign by visiting bit.ly/safeservicenow.
Vice President Joe Biden speaking with ATU Local 836-Grand Rapids, MI member Jerry Brown about the important role of transit workers in the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for greater protections for transit workers.
ATU International President John Costa praised NJ Governor for his Executive Order: “Governor Murphy, on behalf of the ATU and all transit workers, we salute you for recognizing the importance of protecting Transit Workers and riders amid the coronavirus pandemic. You have set the standard for other states to follow! We thank you.
