Monday, August 2, 2010

NEWS FROM ATU

eteran ATU Driver Dies in California Greyhound Crash

SACRAMENTO, CA: The family of the Sacramento Greyhound bus driver who died along with two passengers when the bus crashed on a highway near Fresno said they want people to know about the James Jewitt they believe was a hero in the crash that took his life. more...

WASHINGTON, DC: The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of the June 22, 2009, Red Line crash that killed nine people was malfunctioning track circuits, as well as Metro's failure to use a test -- developed years earlier -- that could have identified and prevented the problem. more...


OAKLAND, CA: An Alameda County Superior Court judge listened to arguments from the drivers' union and the transit agency Friday on the union's request for an injunction preventing the transit district from continuing to impose a new contract until an arbitrator can decide the dispute. But Judge Judith Ford took the matter under submission, and said she hoped to have a decision Monday. more...

NEW YORK, NY: NYC transit agency proposes fare increases

SAN FRANCISCO, CA: This bus is not in service: the shrinking routes of AC Transit

NEW YORK, NY: MTA moves ahead with hikes, layoffs

IDAHO FALLS, ID: INL Transit Workers Still Working Without Contract

RALEIGH, NC: Triangle Transit to add RDU-downtown Raleigh bus service

NEW YORK, NY: Transit Advocates Launch "Riders' Rebellion" Campaign

BUFFALO, NY: Metro bus driver shuns acclaim after saving 10

ATLANTA, GA: Some MARTA layoffs: drastic or long overdue?

MINNEAPOLIS, MN: Cities tackle traffic head-on with commuter options

ST. PAUL, MN: Violence and metro transit

PHOENIX, AZ: Riders left waiting amid transit cutbacks

WASHINGTON, DC: Schumer Pushes For Permanent Mass Transit Tax Break

WASHINGTON, DC: Report: $77.7 Billion Needed to Bring Rail, Bus Systems Up to Speed

US, NAT'L: Transit paradox: More riders, less money for repairs

WASHINGTON, DC: FTA: $77.7 Billion Needed to Bring Rail, Bus Systems into 'Good Repair'

US, NAT'L: Aging Transit Systems Face Budget Crunch

CINCINNATI, OH: Fired Bus Driver's Lawsuit Could Change Ohio Employment Laws

REGINA, SK: Bus drivers have adjusted to changes downtown

NEW YORK, NY: Transit Workers Protest MTA Station Agent Layoffs

PHOENIX, AZ: ATU agrees to extend talks to August 15

PHOENIX, AZ: ATU won't cross Teamster picket line

THUNDER BAY, ON: Provincial speech worries ATU, local union leaders

PORTLAND, OR: Tri-Met, ATU Reach Impasse

PORTLAND, OR: TriMet and union put final offers on the table

PHOENIX, AZ: Union members plan to protest SB 1070

PITTSBURGH, PA: Pittsburgh-area transit agency eying steep cuts

SEATTLE, WA: Bellevue council sticks with light-rail route Sound Transit opposes

THUNDER BAY, ON: Talks break down

OTTAWA, ON: Grits pitch wage freeze to PS unions

OAKLAND, CA: First Transit faces suit over hiring policies

CINCINNATI, OH: First Transit faces suit over hiring policies

OAKLAND, CA: First Transit Sued for Discrimination against African-Americans, Latinos

OTTAWA, ON: Ken Gray: Wake up Ottawa -- you're sleepwalking toward transit disaster

ATLANTA, GA: Transit beckons in far-flung metro Atlanta

TRENTON, NJ: New Jersey Transit to Attempt Quiet Commutes

DENVER, CO: RTD looks at fare increases

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