Local 1754 President Justin Priest cautioned that the vote doesn’t mean that workers won’t be showing up, but the vote gives them the option of a job action. “If the negotiation part goes poorly, then we have the option.”
· Lawrence Journal-WorldSupporters of a 20 percent discount for low-income people to use public transit hope to lift a steep, if little noticed, economic barrier for people who don’t live near their workplaces and help boost ridership.
· SF ChroniclA shortage of qualified drivers; exhaustion from long hours; unequal pay and benefits; lack of bathroom breaks; scheduling demands; and difficult customers. ATU members know these problems all too well.
· SCMPAfter attacks on Winnipeg bus operators continue to increase and Local 1505 waging an aggressive campaign to improve safety, Winnipeg Transit is finally recommending bus operator safety shields.
· CBCLuxembourg is set to become the world's first country to make all of its public transportation free. Once thought of as a radical idea, it has become popular and successful - boosting ridership.
· The GuardianSince 2016, 42 CT Transit drivers have reported being punched, having food and drinks thrown their way, or having a passenger spitting at them, among other incidents.
· www.nbcconnecticut.comATU 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.
· DissentAn NBC Los Angeles, CA, investigative story revealed that Metro bus operators are victims of assaults an average of 11 times per month.
· NBC LA“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.
· Global NewsLocal 1722-Kelowna, BC, joined dozens of unionized workers in Kelowna turned up to support postal workers upset about back-to-work legislation.
· Global News"The first question they get asked is, 'What did you say, what did you do wrong,'" Chaudhary said.
· www.cbc.caBaltimore’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...
· www.baltimoresun.comThree 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.
· JS ONlineLocal 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.
· CBCDozens 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.
· www.nbcconnecticut.com