In Transit Magazine
NOT ONE MORE! ATU Intensifies Our Demands to Protect Our Members From Increasing Violence and Attacks
Change does not come easy for everyone. Just ask your boss.
As a result of the new bipartisan infrastructure bill signed by U.S. President Joe Biden, transit general managers now have to get the Union’s approval before submitting safety plans to the federal government. And they are not happy about it at all.
Dozens and dozens of transit systems failed to form labor-management safety committees by the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) July deadline last year, and even more didn’t turn in an updated safety plan.