ATU applauds Pres. Biden for extending the federal mandate requiring travelers to wear a mask on public transit, trains, intercity buses, planes, boats as well in airports and other transportation hubs, due to the emergence of the latest COVID-19 variant.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the ATU mourns the deaths of those 186 members who put their lives on the line as essential frontline workers during this global crisis.
Over 100 East Bay ATU 192 transit workers and supporters rallied on December 4, 2021 at Oakland City Hall to demand hazard pay for the dangerous work they are doing during the pandemic.
ATU Local 726-Staten Island, NY President Danny Cassella will be serving on NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ transition team on the Committee on Infrastructure, Climate & Sustainability.
"In recent months, RTD passengers headed into downtown Denver or transferring between modes of transportation are all being pushed through the lawless hellhole that Denver Union Station has become," the ATU Local 1001 said.
ATU Int. Pres. John Costa said hiring bonuses might bring more workers in the door, but it would not necessarily keep them in their jobs.
Local 281-New Haven, CT, says Infrastructure bill funding, that the ATU helped secure, will be critical for training transit workers in the latest technology and expanding transit service.
Twin Cities Local 1005 pushes back on proposed outsourcing of maintenance on light-rail trains.
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.
