Columbia Area Transit (Hood River)
Officers & Contracts
Your Officers

Howard Wellar
Shop Steward
Columbia Area Transit, Hood River
Phone: (541) 380-1102
howardwellar@gmail.com

Elvis Fernandez
Shop Steward
Columbia Area Transit, Hood River
Phone: (541) 370-4647
djelvis2012@gmail.com

Troy Webster
Shop Steward
Columbia Area Transit, Hood River
Phone: (509) 637-0356
trywebster60@icloud.com
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Property News
The latest news impacting Hood River
(From Hood River, the 757, National, and International)
TriMet Maintenance Seniority
TriMet Maintenance members, As all of you know, the fight over maintenance seniority has been going on for quite some time now. And why wouldn't TriMet drag it out? It divides us. But we are [...]
February Zoom Meeting
ATU 757 Members, Join ATU 757 Officers and Executive Board for a listen-in Q&A meeting via Zoom. Please note the questions will need to be submitted prior to the meeting. Participant capacity is 100 on [...]
ATU COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ and Webinar
Since the beginning of this pandemic, the ATU has been fighting to protect the safety and health of our members and the communities we serve. We have lost far too many members to this terrible [...]
February In Person Meetings Canceled
Due to COVID-19 and ATU International guidelines, by the vote of ATU 757 Executive Board, all Charter and Continuation Meetings are canceled for the month of February. Please visit our Facebook page, call your Officer [...]
President Block Speaks About Vaccine
ATU 757 President Shirley Block spoke to KPTV about prioritizing transit workers for the COVID vaccine. FOX 12 spoke with concerned transit workers saying they come into contact with hundreds of people a day and [...]
Attention School Bus Drivers
As of Monday, Jan. 25, educators—including public and private K-12 educators and staff, early childhood educators and staff, and licensed childcare centers and staff—can start getting vaccinated. Following is the current list, which may be [...]
Your Contract
Contract Details
Hood River County Transportation District, dba Columbia Area Transit
Contracts (PDF): Hood River contract
Represents about 12 members
Contract Suggestions
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