The Local 1547-Broxton, MA, members don't want to strike, but the company has refused to bargain in good faith on health care. “We’re still at the table, but so far it’s been a snail’s pace,” said Local President John Troxell.
· Wicked LocalWe stand with the ATU in asking the province and the city to properly invest in an essential service for all Manitobans,” said University of Manitoba Students’ Union president Jakob Sanderson.
· Winnipeg SunWord that the Central Okanagan transit expansion wasn’t going to happen didn’t just disappoint city councillors, Local 1722-Kelowna, BC, bus drivers are dealing with a frustrated ridership who are much more colourful when expressing their concerns.
· InfortelSeveral Democratic presidential candidates who came to New York to participate in CNN's climate change-focused town hall event on Wednesday traveled via mass transit, and made sure they got the photos to prove it.
· theweek.comSAN JOSE — Silicon Valley light rail and bus operators avoided a possible strike Thursday after the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s governing board approved a new contract for workers.
· www.mercurynews.comHamilton Justice Bernd Zabel says a July attack on a GO bus driver was a hate crime. Rocco Vietri pleaded guilty and received the maximum sentence for the violent assault in front of Jackson Square.
· www.chch.comThe union representing Winnipeg Transit workers says quick thinking by a driver may have prevented an injury, or worse, after a man armed with a pair of scissors threatened passengers and tried to stab a bus driver on Wednesday.
· www.cbc.ca“Bus operators work crazy hours, split shifts, work 15-16 hour days. It’s not an attractive job to begin with hours and days off and sometimes pay isn’t so good starting out,” said ATU NJ State Council Chair Ray Greaves.
· usa.streetsblog.orgVox reporter talks about how he came to realize unions are good for all workers.
· www.vox.com"Time's up for city council to take action immediately and demand Transdev improve paratransit service and provide their workers a living wage, real health care and better working conditions."
· www.fox47news.comTransdev workers at the Cinder Bed Road facility with Local 689-Washington, DC, voted unanimously to authorize strike action, if negotiations continue to stall. This vote sends a strong message to Transdev that their delaying tactics must end now.
· https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2019/08/some-virginia-metro-drivers-threaten-strike/"This paratransit transportation is a lifeline for seniors and people with disabilities throughout our city. Private contractor Transdev's poor treatment and intimidation of workers has left this critical service unreliable and undependable," ...
· www.wilx.comWhen a stray bullet punched through his bus window Saturday night and struck a passenger, Metro driver Antonio McClendon thought fast. He drove directly to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center's Emergency Room...
· www.wcpo.comThe Worcester Regional Transit Authority Advisory Board voted unanimously to conduct a fare analysis that includes consideration of a fare-free system.
· TelegramThe Local's counter-offer includes an overhaul of Winnipeg Transit’s scheduling and a mental health professional available to ATU members, with a wage increase lower than the city’s previous offer.
· Manitoban