Posts tagged Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
Tension with unions shadows Moore’s run-up to 2028
July 2, 2026 // Another state labor leader said of Moore: "He's been godawful, and I think it's been a combination of, like, he has bad politics, and his administration just doesn't seem to function very well." Multiple union officials told us that it can be difficult to reach the governor's team, including Dyana Forester, Moore's senior director of labor relations. Forester said her personal and work phone numbers "have always been public. Labor leaders call me at sometimes 5 a.m. in the morning till 10 o'clock at night." She added that the state AFL-CIO leadership advised Moore's team not to submit a questionnaire because "we were unlikely to secure an endorsement."
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.
Fairfax Connector ground to halt for fifth day as union workers demand changes
February 27, 2024 // Early Monday morning, 7News cameras visited all three bus garages in Fairfax, Lorton, and Herndon, Virginia. In contrast to Thursday and Friday, the Fairfax location had no protesters when we arrived, while the Lorton and Herndon locations did have protestors out front. Before the discussion, dozens of unionized workers gathered outside Fairfax Fair Oaks Marriott in Fairfax, Va., where the negotiations are taking place with some chants being heard. The impact on services has left some on social media frustrated, many blaming Transdev and the county while others blamed the Union.
Transit Union: Contract Offer ‘Insulting’
January 19, 2023 // Under Keolis’s latest offer, commuter bus drivers, dispatchers, and some technicians would earn $40 an hour at the top of the pay scale. That makes them competitive with other wages in the region such as the $43 for WMATA drivers or $40 at the DC Circulator. But local bus drivers and others would top out at $27.36, continuing the disparity that existed under the previously separate contracts.
MetroAccess union goes on strike
August 2, 2022 // A MetroAccess union strike on top of problems on the Red Line may complicate commutes in the D.C. region. Members at Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 that were employed by Transdev voted roughly four weeks ago to begin a strike at the Hubbard Road Garage. That particular location, the union said, has been over 100 workers short “for over a year and a half.” Brian Wivell, a spokesperson for Local 689, said that a mix of road supervisors, mechanics and other workers are expected to strike Monday morning with some expected impacts.
DC Employee Says Union Official Assaulted Him for Opposing Labor Leadership
June 8, 2022 // Thomas McLamb, a driver for the city's transportation services, alleges Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 official Tiyaka Boone assaulted him at work just days after the union's president told his team to "slap" employees who opposed his agenda, according to filings with the National Labor Relations Board. At the time of the November assault, McLamb was campaigning for union office in opposition to its leadership. The driver claims labor officials retaliated against him for simply expressing ideas on how the union could improve. public transportation, D.C., Thomas McLamb, Tiyaka Boone, North America,