Assaults and attacks against operators are on the rise. Every day, bus and rail operators across Oregon and southern Washington are punched, kicked, spit on, verbally harassed, menaced, and more. Our Local has tried to [...]
Dear brothers and sisters - it's scorching hot all over Oregon and southern Washington, and the temperature's over 100 degrees in the Portland metro area. One member recorded a temperature of nearly 110 degrees inside [...]
Meet the first-ever swamp cooler made available to maintenance workers at Salem Area Transit! Workers have asked for coolers in the past - after all, it can get pretty hot in a bus garage - [...]
Oregon's new distracted driving law took effect yesterday, and it means that using a cell phone, hand-held two-way radio, or other hand-held electronic device while you're driving can earn you a huge fine - $260 [...]
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 has filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) alleging that TriMet has begun deploying potentially-unqualified Assistant Managers as bus and MAX operators, putting the public at [...]
Sisters & brothers, please see an advisory from ATU International below - the US Department of Transportation is expected to add four semi-synthetic opioid painkillers (hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, and oxymorphone) to DOT's drug-screening list, the [...]
We're still gathering the facts about reports of an altercation between a bus driver and passenger in Estacada which appeared on social media this week. It would be inappropriate for ATU to comment on this [...]
We've said it before and we'll unfortunately have to say it again - no transit worker should ever face discipline or termination for simply answering the call of nature. We encourage you to read this [...]
Sisters & brothers, we've been getting questions about what operators should expect during the eclipse on Monday. Thankfully, AAA has put together a guide for what to expect, and we want to flag a few [...]
Increases penalties for assault committed against employee of mass transit district or transpor-tation district if employee is assaulted while acting within scope of employment. Punishes by maxi-mum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. [...]
In conjunction with the release of the video on Operator Assaults, President Hanley is asking for all of our operators to take part in this survey: OPERATOR ASSAULT SURVEY>>
As you know, the International Union has an ongoing campaign to expose and stop assaults on our members. There are many facets to their ongoing campaign. Here is a video showing the real life experiences [...]
In an unprecedented day of violence on Kelowna’s bus system, four drivers were attacked in separate incidents last Friday, May 20. Local *1722* has demanded immediate action from the police and transit system to address [...]