Announcing our ATU COVID-19 Command and Response Hotlines for rank-and-file ATU members to get info about your union’s response to COVID-19 and leave messages. For questions about your employer’s policies, contact your Local Business Agent.
The ATU takes seriously all threats to our members and the riding public, and stands ready to assist in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
The drivers said they’re worried the change to less frequent service will mean more crowded buses, exacerbating their existing concerns over both their own safety and that of the public.
“The mayor may have an issue with the pushback he received from the ATU over the use of non-transit workers to clean buses, but the union was merely protecting its members’ rights,” ...
Some bus drivers for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) are worried about a directive to allow as many as 25 passengers on their buses.
As COVID-19 spreads further across the state, more people who suspect they might have the virus are seeking testing. Tests remain in high demand as the state struggles to get residents results in less than a week.
From hospital wards to bus routes to a ventilator plant in Wisconsin, working-class Americans are giving their all.
