Posts tagged Amalgamated Transit Union
Metro Transit workers’ union is taken over after ‘corruption or financial malpractice’
September 3, 2025 // The international ATU says Local 788, which represents 2,600 bus drivers, light rail operators and associated service employees in the St. Louis area, has a budget deficit of more than $930,000.
Core Transit employees’ unionization effort stalls
June 21, 2025 // Core Transit management objected to the proposed community of interest because many facets of the customer service representatives and the fleet maintenance technicians, including compensation, supervisory structure, job duties and job location, differ from those of operators.
NJ Transit, largest union reach tentative contract deal as engineers’ strike looms
May 9, 2025 // Last week, the head of NJ Transit says the company and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen had a deal but it was rejected by the Union membership. "Their view in my humble opinion, is neither reasonable nor affordable," NJ Transit Chairman Kris Kolluri said. New Jersey Transit says the union wants a salary of $190,000 a year. The union says base pay is $89,000.
Many commuters left stranded as Martz Gold Line workers go on strike
April 25, 2025 // More than 80 ATU 689 union members took to the picket lines today to strike and protest against their employer’s reported unfair labor practices. The Martz workers say they are grossly underpaid compared to their other transit counterparts. By how much we don’t know. Picketing wrapped up early on Thursday but said they’ll be back Friday morning at 4 a.m.
VTA strike continues for 3rd week after union votes down latest proposal
March 25, 2025 // "By a vote of 188 yes, to 919 no," said ATU Local 265 president Raj Singh. The VTA's latest proposal offered an 11% pay increase over a three-year contract. But ATU leadership told us that the transit agency had added things into the contract involving attendance and overtime policies. Two issues the union thought had been previously resolved.
VTA Slightly Boosts Raise Offer, Union Says It Falls Far Short
March 24, 2025 // The more than 1,500 transit workers were originally slated to vote on the VTA’s previous offer — 10.5% raises over three years — on Sunday, but Singh said the agency asked them to hold off after it decided to hold the special meeting. He criticized the fairness of wages at VTA, saying supervisors and upper management are “essentially making double what our employees are making.” But VTA officials said their latest offer could cause financial pain for the agency.
Liberty Justice Center Files Three New Lawsuits to Protect the Rights of Government Employees Against Public-Sector Unions
March 13, 2025 // "Public-sector unions continue to place barriers for government employees who wish to stop being union members and stop paying union dues in ways that violate the Supreme Court’s Janus decision.” said Jeffrey Schwab, Senior Counsel at the Liberty Justice Center. “And although those unions are supposed to only collect dues from members, these unions often refuse to be held accountable by their own members for how they spend those dues.”
Baton Rouge bus worker strike begins, will go on ‘as long as it takes,’ union says
March 5, 2025 // Union leaders said they were happy with the strike turnout so far. The effect on CATS' ability to maintain service is already evident, they said. "They don't run efficiently when they're fully staffed," Shavez Smith, vice president for ATU Local 1546, said. "We knew this was gonna take a big hit."
BATON ROUGE: Transit union threatening strike if CATS does not meet their demands
January 29, 2025 // Unsatisfied with CATS response, the union says they are taking a stand. Decuir says they will conduct a series of "workforce actions," meaning they will continue to be vocal about their concerns without disrupting operations.
Workers in Ypsilanti and Petoskey Successfully End Union Bosses’ Power to Demand Dues as Similar Efforts Rise Across MI
July 18, 2024 // Two sets of workers from across the state of Michigan have successfully voted to strip union officials of their powers to force them to pay union dues as a condition of keeping their jobs. Mechanics from Brown Motors (a Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep dealer) in Petoskey and drivers from MV Transportation in Ypsilanti have voted by 75% and 78% respectively to remove union bosses’ forced-dues powers in a process known as a “deauthorization vote”. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency responsible for enforcing federal labor law, certified the results of both elections earlier this week.