ATU Local 241 President and Business Agent Keith Hill represented our members from the Chicago Transit Authority, one of the three largest transit systems in the United States, on a panel addressing one of the most urgent crises facing our members: workplace violence. Hill brought the reality of what bus operators and maintenance workers face every single day.
Hill also highlighted a major win, an Illinois law that took effect June 1 requiring protective barriers in buses and mandating transit ambassadors, a direct result of the ATU’s fight for our members.
That fight carried straight to the convention floor, where International President John Costa spoke in support of Resolution 8: We Want Healthy Lives and Safe Workplaces.
“Transit workers are assaulted on the job every single day,” declared Costa with the entire ATU delegation standing with him. “We have lost our members to senseless acts of violence, and we’ve had enough. The entire labor movement must stand together and demand that every worker has the right to come home safe after a day’s work. Not one more!”
Resolution 8 was adopted. The ATU will not stop until every worker is protected.