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Amalgamated Transit Union · Hamilton, Ontario
We keep Hamilton moving.
ATU Local 107 represents the bus operators, mechanics and transit workers of the Hamilton Street Railway. We bargain for fair contracts, safe workplaces and a transit system the city can count on.
107Hamilton · HSR
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News from the Local
Public updates. Member notices and bargaining reports are posted in the Member Portal.
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Report every assault. Every time.
Assaults on operators are underreported. If you are threatened or assaulted on shift, report it to Control and to the union office the same day.
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2027 scholarship applications are open
Children and grandchildren of members in good standing can apply. Criteria and the form are in the Member Portal.
About us
The union for the people who run Hamilton's public transit.
ATU Local 107 represents the people who keep the Hamilton Street Railway running: the operators who drive every route across the lower city and the Mountain, the mechanics who keep the fleet on the road, and the transit workers who support them, seven days a week.
We are part of the Amalgamated Transit Union, founded in 1892 and today the largest union of transit workers in North America. In Canada, ATU Canada speaks for transit workers in Ottawa and at every provincial table.
Local 107 also represents a separate bargaining unit of school bus drivers employed by First Student. Each unit bargains its own collective agreement. Both belong to one Local.
Our history
ATU Local 107 was established on April 5, 1899, beginning a long history of representing transit workers in Hamilton. For more than 125 years, the Local has advocated for fair wages, safe working conditions, strong benefits and respect in the workplace.
Through generations of members, Local 107 has built a proud tradition of solidarity, collective bargaining and standing together to improve the working lives of its members and their families.
- 1899April 5ATU Local 107 established in Hamilton
- 2026July 21First Student workers certified as members of Local 107
Who we represent
Bus operatorsMechanics and maintenanceOther HSR transit workers
What we stand for
Safety first
No one should be hurt at work. We push for safer buses, safer routes and real follow up on every assault.
Fair contracts
Wages, benefits and pensions that reflect the work, won at the bargaining table.
Solidarity
One member's grievance is every member's business, on every shift and at every garage.
Public transit
We stand with riders for reliable, well funded transit across Hamilton.
Leadership
Executive
The officers who represent you. Call or email them about any problem at work.
Executive Board
PT
PresidentPaolo Testaguzza[email protected]905-818-8932Leads the Local, chairs bargaining and represents members with the employer.
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Vice-PresidentGael Pickard-Ross[email protected]905-906-1343
KB
Financial SecretaryKatrina Bahn[email protected]905-745-1750
SS
Recording SecretarySheri Straughan[email protected]905-741-9824
SR
Operations Business AgentSteve Roberts[email protected]905-730-4178
RS
Operations Business Agent 2Rohan Sharma[email protected]905-537-9786
KC
Administration Business AgentKevin Carter[email protected]905-902-9244
SS
Maintenance Business AgentSam Shweihat[email protected]905-719-9417
Calendar
Meetings and events
Public dates for the ATU Local 107. Locations and agendas for members-only meetings are confirmed in the Member Portal.
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In Memoriam
We remember.
We remember the brothers, sisters and siblings of Local 107 who have passed. They drove this city, kept its buses running and stood together for the people beside them.
Forever in our ranks
Names will be added here with each family's permission.
Share a tribute
If a member, retiree or former coworker has passed, let the office know. With the family's permission we will add them here and announce it to the membership.
Each year on April 28, the Day of Mourning, we also honour workers killed or injured on the job.
Contact
Get in touch
The Local 107 office serves members of both the HSR unit and the First Student Unit. Members with a workplace issue can call or email any officer below.
Union office1005 King St E
Hamilton, ON L8M 1C6
Hamilton, ON L8M 1C6
PresidentPaolo Testaguzza[email protected]905-818-8932
Vice-PresidentGael Pickard-Ross[email protected]905-906-1343
Financial SecretaryKatrina Bahn[email protected]905-745-1750
Recording SecretarySheri Straughan[email protected]905-741-9824
Operations Business AgentSteve Roberts[email protected]905-730-4178
Operations Business Agent 2Rohan Sharma[email protected]905-537-9786
Administration Business AgentKevin Carter[email protected]905-902-9244
Maintenance Business AgentSam Shweihat[email protected]905-719-9417
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