'There's a lot of anxiety': OC Transpo union calls for prompt vaccination for transit employees "It is more of a provincial issue. And I think the province should have put transit employees at the front of the line.” Apr 11, 2021 · ottawacitizen.com
Chicago, let’s get back on the L and do our part to save public transit Chicago’s got one of the best public transit systems in the nation, but ridership on the CTA, Metra and Pace has plummeted during the pandemic. Apr 09, 2021 · chicago.suntimes.com
Some bus drivers got COVID hazard pay, sick time. Others got t-shirts The RTA earmarked about $1.8 million for front line-workers for hazard pay and extra sick leave. Jefferson Transit: zero. Apr 08, 2021 · www.wwltv.com
In a historic first, ATU Local 1181 members overwhelmingly ratify strong contract with MV WAV New York, NY – After almost three years of negotiations, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1181-New York, NY members working for wheelchair-accessible transit provider MV WAV ratified a strong contract, the first contract ever ATU has had with MV WAV. Apr 07, 2021 · ATU.org
City Of Moncton Strikes Deal With Transit Union The City of Moncton and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1290 came to a collective agreement for Codiac Transpo bus operators, mechanics and service personnel. Apr 07, 2021 · www.919thebend.ca
Hard-to-Enforce Mask Mandates Turn Transit Workers into Targets But masks have become a battleground. Enforcement has led to assaults on police and transit workers who are forced to confront those unwilling to comply. Apr 06, 2021 · thecrimereport.org
Pennsylvania ramps up vaccinations - moves into Phase 1B on Monday Phase 1B includes first responders and manufacturing, education and public transit workers, according to the state Department of Health. Apr 05, 2021 · www.post-gazette.com
TriMet, union reach preliminary labor contract agreement The transit agency reached a tentative agreement Thursday with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757, which represents nearly 2,700 TriMet employees. The agreement came after an impasse in labor negotiations that continued for close to a year. Apr 02, 2021 · www.oregonlive.com
Transit union wants its drivers vaccinated against COVID-19 For Sendra Childs-Corni, the president and business agent of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1209, the vaccination of transit drivers should have been a priority comparable to vaccinating educators. Mar 31, 2021 · www.norwichbulletin.com
CARTA Bus drivers want hazard pay reinstated and a person on the board “Being out there on the front line put our lives on the line our family lives in jeopardy some of us have even lost family members due to COVID,” said Strickland. Mar 31, 2021 · wdef.com
ATU touts funding for transit worker wages, protections and more ATU International President John Costa joined AWF Union Podcast to discuss how they have dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, funding for the transit industry and upcoming contract negotiations. Mar 30, 2021 · awfradio.com
City, union call for COVID-19 vaccines for Winnipeg Transit drivers “If you want to keep an economy moving, you need your transit. We need our transit operators vaccinated as soon as possible,” said Jay Shaw, assistant chief of emergency management for the city of Winnipeg. Mar 30, 2021 · winnipeg.ctvnews.ca
The Future is Public Transport The ATU supports the call for investment in public transit to create good union jobs and expand service for riders who depend on it. The future is public trasport. Mar 30, 2021 · ATU
‘There’s momentum to win’: union fight enters final stretch for Alabama Amazon workers Mail-in ballots for the hotly contested battle to unionize 5,800 workers are due on Monday. Some experts are predicting a victory while others are unsure. Mar 29, 2021 · www.theguardian.com
ATU Local 757 testifies before OR Senate on importance of TriMet apprenticeship program ATU Workforce Dev. Coordinator Jamaine Gibson and Local 757-Portland, OR TriMet apprentice graduates and candidates testified before the Oregon Senate on the importance of apprenticeships and demanded TriMet not eliminate their 40-year program. Mar 26, 2021 · ATU
