Google Shows That When Transit Agencies Free Their Data, Riders Win
Rapid transit backers holding weekend rally
BART budget includes $35M surplus
Feds Greenlight Ardmore Transit Center
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Survivor of deadly college baseball bus crash in 2007 lives through cycling ...
Atheists sue over bus ads on God-free lifestyle
SUNRISE: Woman arrested after bus passengers report threats
BBC News - Pakistan: Kashmir bus crash kills children
Bus drivers showcase their skills
Muni: Labor action feared after contract rejection
Bus Accident at Dilsukh Nagar
School bus crash
Family sues Carmel district over alleged sexual assault
FMCSA puts JCT Motor Coach , Inc. OOS, shuts down affiliate
Six year old placed on the wrong bus three separate times
Assem. waits for Senate to pass bus bills
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ATU Constitution & General Laws
ENGLISH: Revised, amended, and adopted at the 56th Convention at Lake Buena Vista, FL, September 27 - October 1, 2010.
Constitution ATU & Lois général est maintenant en ligne
FRANÇAIS: Révisés, modifiés et adoptés au 56ème Congres tenu a Buena Vista, FL du 27 septembre au 1er octobre, 2010.
WTA: Service Cuts Not Needed Until 2016
BELLINGHAM, WA: Whatcom Transportation Authority may not need to cut any bus service until 2016, and the reduction wouldn't be as deep as previously thought.
Nova Scotia Requires Drivers to Yield Buses Right of Way
HALIFAX, NS: The province of Nova Scotia is taking steps to improve transit efficiency and safety with legislation that was advocated by the Canadian Council. The new law which went into effect May 1, requires drivers to yield the right of way to transit buses signaling their intention to re-enter the traffic stream.
Zero tolerance policy needed to stop transit employee abuse | OpenFile CALGARY, AB: A zero tolerance policy needs to be implemented to protect drivers from abuse and punish offenders, according to the head of the union representing Calgary Transit employees.
MTC Set to Transfer AC Transit Capital Funds to Operating Account
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Regional transit officials appear set to allow Alameda County Transit and Caltrain to use millions of dollars intended for system maintenance to plug holes in their operating budgets.
Pawlenty Seeks to Bolster Anti-Union Cred with His Take on '04 Local 1005 Strike
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN: [Accepting an ATU strike in 2004 is] a decision the Minnesota governor has highlighted recently, no doubt hoping to benefit from the same sort of enthusiasm that made Wisconsin governor Scott Walker a Tea Party favorite for his dogged fight to limit public-employee unions’ collective-bargaining powers.
Bus Driver Safety a Growing Concern LONDON, ON: Assault, verbal abuse, spitting and even death threats are among the challenges drivers deal with regularly, say veteran LTC drivers. "Most drivers would say it's like driving in a war zone," said one driver, who didn't want to be identified.
Lege Speaks, Cap Metro Listens: Screw ATU
AUSTIN, TX: Senate Bill 650 leaves Capital Metro with two options for its labor structure. The first option is transferring all employees in-house, which would require approval from Amalgamated Transit Union 1091 because workers would have to forfeit their collective bargaining and striking rights.
FTA releases $3M for workforce development
WASHINGTON, DC: Twelve programs from across the nation successfully competed for the "Innovative Workforce Development" dollars. FTA received 35 applications requesting a total of $7.3 million in requests for the $3 million available.
Penn Hills bus drivers scramble for jobs
PITTSBURGH, PA: The Penn Hills School Board halted negotiations with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1552 this month and voted to hire First Student Inc. to provide busing, effective July 1, when the union's contract expires.
Editorial: A regional answer is key on bus issue | Detroit Free Press | freep.com DETROIT, MI: Drastic cuts to Detroit's bus service have gotten a lot of attention, but the suburban bus system is quietly facing a financial crisis, too. Through good management and big cuts in administrative staff, the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation has managed, so far, to avoid service...
OC Transpo pulls buses after AC breaks down
OTTAWA, ON: ATU Local President Gordon Queale said OC Transpo had known for a month that there were problems. "Why wait till it's 30-plus degrees and the buses start breaking down when there could have been preventative maintenance on these vehicles?," he said.
Dartmouth Transit Terminal Hits Another Delay
DARTMOUTH, NS: Ken Wilson, president of the local Amalgamated Transit Union, tells the Herald the terminal should have been built by now and accuses the city of a lack of will.
First Transit holds on to bus contract
First Transit held onto a contract worth nearly $600 million over seven years Thursday when the Regional Transportation Commission board was unable to take action on three items because of a lack of...
Hampton Roads Transit Gets New Bus Maintenance Facility
NORFOLK, VA: Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation Director Thelma Drake — toured the more than 200,000 square foot facility... An adjacent 44,000 square foot, and $13.6 million, administration building is currently under construction and expected to replace HRT's Monticello Avenue headquarters in 2012.
Editorial: Delay transit bids until new garage is built
ROCHESTER, NY: Editorial: Delay transit bids until new garage is built - The Post-Bulletin is Rochester and South East, Minnesota's number one local news, sports, weather, entertainment and business source.
EDMONTON, AB: Mayor Stephen Mandel raised eyebrows this week when he argued that Edmonton should delay major road construction for three years to shift money toward LRT expansion.
Transit plans thrown into reverse - St. Petersburg Times TAMPA, FL: Hillsborough County's mass transit agency, HART, looks to be in desperate shape. In the last year, county voters rejected a light rail plan, Gov. Rick Scott killed a high-speed train between Tampa and Orlando, and HART's governing board fired its chief executive over his management style. The agency...
Oklahoma City leaders unsure how to improve outdated Metro Transit system OKLAHOMA CITY, OK: For four years, Tiffaney Johnson, 26, has relied on Metro Transit as her sole means of transportation to her job, home, friends, family and shopping.
AFL-CIO Pres Tells Canadian Union Members ‘We Are One’
VANCOUVER, BC: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka brought a message of solidarity to Canadian Labour Congress convention delegates meeting in Vancouver on May 11 – a message of renewed, global effort to organize and re-organize working people the world over.
Retirement Security a Priority for CLC, New Democrat OTTAWA, ON: Bolstering public pensions will be among Jack Layton’s top priorities when he leads Canada’s strongest-ever team of New Democrats into the House of Commons this spring. Layton underlined that commitment May 11, in a speech to the 26th convention of the CLC.
