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Established in 1982, the ATU Canadian Council is the highest authority and voice in Canada for the Amalgamated Transit Union on all issues of Canadian interest including Legislation, Political, Educational, Health and Safety, Cultural and Social Welfare matters.
05/27/2015
http://globalnews.ca/news/2016619/metro-vancouvers-transit-plebiscite-deadline-looming/
Metro Vancouver’s transit plebiscite deadline looming Neither side is slowing down as the time to submit a ballot in the Metro Vancouver's transit plebiscite is running out at the end of this week.
05/25/2015
Hamilton transit announcement coming Tuesday A provincial announcement on public transit is happening in Hamilton Tuesday morning, according to both local and provincial sources. Word on LRT is expected.
05/24/2015
Sign the card: Congratulations, Rachel! Join us in congratulating Rachel Notley as she gets sworn in as Alberta’s first NDP premier.
05/23/2015
The publics support is so important in these types of negotiations. It is a powerful message to the employer and give City Council a first hand view of the state of public opinion. And today, they have a tentative deal.
http://globalnews.ca/news/2013214/winnipeg-transit-union-supporters-hand-out-donuts-gift-cards-to-bus-drivers/
Winnipeg Transit union supporters hand out donuts, gift cards to bus drivers The city was back at the negotiating table on Friday with its bus drivers and mechanics, hoping to reach a contract deal before their dispute gets any worse.
05/23/2015
Congratulations to President Callahan and the Winnipeg Local 1505 negotiating team!!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-service-to-return-to-normal-agreement-reached-1.3085105
Winnipeg Transit service to return to normal, agreement reached Winnipeg Transit service is expected to return to normal after the City and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505 reached a tentative agreement late Friday night.
05/22/2015
This is one of many good reasons to vote "YES" and properly fund all forms of transit. A good Special Needs transit system literally changes the lives for some citizens with limited mobility and allows for a more inclusive society.
It is too bad Canada does not have a national Canadian Transit Strategy and we have to go to referendum's, but doing nothing will hurt the most vulnerable the most. Students, the elderly, people with disabilities, the underemployed and low income families spend hours a day on a bus, if they can get one at all. Some have to travel to two or three part time jobs a day or spend hours going to medical appointments.
A healthy transit systems makes for a healthy society.
https://www.straight.com/news/456086/vote-yes-transit-referendum-defend-right-mobility
Vote “yes” in the transit referendum to defend the right to mobility Returning to isolation of past not an ethical option, HandyDART riders argue.
05/21/2015
This seems like a very progressive way to address the skilled trades shortage in the truck and coach industry in Canada. I hope with the success of this model others copy it school districts across the Country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pl3F9rf1TU
$2.5 MILLION SHOP CLASS trucknews.com $2.5 MILLION SHOP CLASS: Bramalea Secondary School has officially opened it's $2.5 million truck maintenance shop, built to complement the scho...
05/20/2015
This articles questions whether transit should be an essential service. I agree its very important but essential begs the question, how can Saskatoon, Guelph and Moncton all lock out their employees and shut down the entire system at a time of their choosing if the service is essential?
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Unions and Collective Bargaining are entrenched in our Charter of Rights. They also ruled that the Saskatchewan Government violated that Charter when they legislated all kinds of operations essential to strip unions of their right to the bargaining process.
The very question must have the legal community salivating in anticipation.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2015/05/19/transit-routes-cancelled-as-labour-strife-deepens
Transit routes cancelled as labour strife deepens As transit riders braced for an expected increase in delays, Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman said he’s hopeful for an end to labour action in the near future.
05/20/2015
Thanks, Jimmy. So right.
05/15/2015
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2015/05/14/rush-hour-routes-disrupted-as-drivers-refuse-ot
Rush-hour routes disrupted as bus drivers refuse OT The Amalgamated Transit Union’s continued refusal to work overtime will increase the disruption of Winnipeg Transit services, the city said in an email Thursday.
05/15/2015
Atu local 583 delegates to the Alberta Federation of Labour with the then soon to be Alberta Premier Rachel Notley.
05/15/2015
Atu Canada received our official copy of the proclamation into law of Transit Assault Bill S-221.
This is what a new law looks like on Government of Canada paper!
