Time for a maximum wage ATU International President Larry Hanley has proposed a maximum wage that would mandate a top executive’s pay be no more than 100 times the salary of the company’s lowest-paid worker. Dec 17, 2018 · Dissent
LA bus driver horror stories An NBC Los Angeles, CA, investigative story revealed that Metro bus operators are victims of assaults an average of 11 times per month. Dec 14, 2018 · NBC LA
Edmonton bus operator honored for stopping racist tirade “I’ve been driving a long time and I’ve heard many things. It was about as bad as it ever gets. It was maybe the worst,” said the Local 569-Edmonton, AB, member. Dec 13, 2018 · Global News
ATU rallies in support of Kelowna postal workers Local 1722-Kelowna, BC, joined dozens of unionized workers in Kelowna turned up to support postal workers upset about back-to-work legislation. Dec 02, 2018 · Global News
Bus drivers, union allege Winnipeg Transit suppresses assault reports "The first question they get asked is, 'What did you say, what did you do wrong,'" Chaudhary said. Nov 28, 2018 · www.cbc.ca
Baltimore transit needs local oversight, more funding, regional transportation report says Baltimore’s public transportation system — its buses, light rail, subway and commuter trains — ought to be under more local control, according to a report released Monday by the Greater Washington Partnership... Nov 27, 2018 · www.baltimoresun.com
Milwaukee bus driver assaulted Three assailants are being sought for an attack on a Milwaukee bus driver last week. The young men are regular riders and the driver only received minor injuries. Nov 26, 2018 · JS ONline
Drivers are out there on their own': Winnipeg Local raises spectre of strike over slow pace of safety upgrades Local 1505-Winnipeg, MB, warns that its members are prepared to walk off the job over the slow pace of safety upgrades promised following the slaying of driver Irvine Jubal Fraser. Nov 22, 2018 · CBC
Danger In The Driver's Seat: Dozens of CT Transit Drivers Report Assaults Dozens of CT Transit drivers have reported that they have been assaulted on the job by passengers, according to CT Transit incident reports obtained by NBC Connecticut Investigates. Nov 14, 2018 · www.nbcconnecticut.com
Winnipeg Local says low-income bus passes could help reduce assaults "We also know that the majority of incidents on Winnipeg Transit buses stem from fare disputes and fare evasion and we are confident that a low-income pass would help alleviate some of the issues that our members face on a daily basis." Nov 19, 2018 · www.cbc.ca
Waiting on the bus Public transit advocates like Kathi Zoern are counting on a new group to finally set a course for improving local public transit in Wausau, WI. Nov 14, 2018 · www.thecitypages.com
Riders, union applaud new security guards at Edmonton transit centres They're hard to miss: dressed in bright yellow jackets with the word 'security' written in big letters on the back. In an effort to improve security, there are now guards patrolling 25 transit centres in Edmonton. Nov 13, 2018 · www.cbc.ca
85% of transportation-related ballot measures successful Ballot measures, which increased or secured investment in public transit, in the U.S. midterms earned the approval of voters in states from California to Connecticut, New Mexico to Maine, and Virginia to Florida Nov 08, 2018 · Metro Magazine
Free public transit is gaining popularity in European cities How do you encourage people to take public transit more? One option is to make it free. Nov 08, 2018 · qz.com
TTC blocked from contracting out transit operations as arbitrator ends contract dispute A provincial arbitrator has awarded the TTC’s largest union a new three-year contract in a decision that blocked the transit agency from stripping job-security protections from the collective agreement. Nov 08, 2018 · www.thestar.com
