Transformation requires investment in public transit
ATU International President John Costa teamed with Austin Mayor Steve Adler for an oped on how our leaders must prioritize investment in both transit workers and infrastructure.
ATU International President John Costa teamed with Austin Mayor Steve Adler for an oped on how our leaders must prioritize investment in both transit workers and infrastructure.
"We understand the frustration of parents not having school buses available to take their kids to school. We feel it too," said ATU International President John Costa."
Our members have always supported our fellow members in dire need, and now it's time we show our support again. You can help your sisters and brothers impacted by Hurricane Ida by contributing to the ATU Disaster Relief Fund.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the ATU mourns the deaths of those 163 members who put their lives on the line as essential frontline workers during this global crisis.
The MTA recognizing Natalie Pierre-King for her compassion after she came upon a 14-year-old girl standing in the street looking confused.
“You can’t pay these ridiculous wages, no benefits, no pensions, 401ks that people can’t afford to put into anyway,” said Costa, “We’ve been complaining about this and trying to help this industry because we knew this day would come.”
Local 1031-Beaumont, TX members send a strong message to management with practice picket for a possible strike.
Local 757 pushes TriMet to offer better wages, benefits and improved safety to address driver shortage due to the pandemic and increase in assaults on bus drivers.
A union that represents nearly 12,000 transit workers is calling for the dismissal or resignation of TTC CEO Rick Leary. ATU Local 113 alleges Leary attempted to cover up a "near-catastrophic" subway crash near Osgoode Station on June 12, 2020.
"This agreement with hurricane pay was a fair deal, but they don’t want to pay them now," Jefferson said in a statement. “They were down drivers. Half left the city. Others were dealing with damage to their homes.”
As the third and worst wave of the COVID-19 pandemic rages on in Ontario, ATU Local 113 demands that TTC management take the lead on pandemic safety and vaccination for workers to help stop the spread of this deadly virus. The Union delivered a banner petition signed by more than 7,000 members outside the TTC headquarters at a socially safe distanced protest
ATU NYC Locals 726-Staten Island, 1056-Flushing, 1179-Queens, and 1181-New York announce endorsement of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams for NYC Mayor
Also in attendance were Senator Bob Casey, Rep. Conor Lamb (PA-17) and Local 85 member and bus operator Karima Howard.
Watch ATU Local 1555-Oakland, CA, Sister Yolanda Moreno on an AFL-CIO virtual event on fighting for safety and protections for frontline workers during the pandemic and the AFL-CIO’s annual Death on the Job report.
