ATU Celebrates Pride Month

A proud native of Baton Rouge, LA, Mercedes Holmes (she/they) joined Local 1546-Baton Rouge, LA, as a transit operator with the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) in March 2021. An outgoing people person, Mercedes is passionate about serving others and uplifting transit workers and the communities they serve. They currently work at the Transdev/LSU Tiger Trails campus transit shuttle operation. A natural-born leader who believes in the power of the labor movement to secure rights for all workers, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, Mercedes was recently elected Chair of the Local 1546 Pride Caucus.  We applaud Mercedes for their leadership, commitment, and dedication to fighting for inclusion and diversity for our members, their Local, and our Union.