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August 28, 2019
Fifty years later, Hamilton’s Maurice Powell just keeps rolling along
When Maurice Powell started work at the Hamilton Street Railway 50 years ago, he didn’t know how to drive a bus. He was on vacation from Jamaica in Hamilton when he found out about a possible position at HSR and submitted an application. He returned to his native Jamaica and continued working at Singer Sewing
May 21, 2019
John Costa chosen to serve as ATU International President by General Executive Board
With the untimely and tragic passing of ATU International President Larry Hanley and pursuant to Section 7.2 (Vacancies) of the ATU Constitution and General Laws, the ATU General Executive Board has chosen International Vice President John Costa to serve as ATU International President until the next ATU Convention set for September 2019. Javier Perez will
May 10, 2019
Larry Hanley Was a Transformational Labor Leader. He Will Be Missed.
On May 7, while recovering from an illness, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International President Larry Hanley died suddenly. In a brief statement, his family, quoting Mary G. Harris “Mother” Jones, urged us to: “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” Larry was an amazing friend, brother, comrade and union builder. He
March 14, 2019
A Message from the ATU President
Good afternoon Presidents, At ATU Canada, we are committed to keeping members informed of our successes and challenges in the transit industry. As such, we film weekly video messages that are uploaded to our Facebook page and Twitter feed. Our most recent video is lengthier than most, but it addresses a number of
March 13, 2019
ATU 113 showing that, once again, Unions build better communities with charity events. Fun for the whole family. Great job ATU Local 113.
The Amalgamated Transit Union ATU All Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni are back for their annual charity hockey game at Ted Reeve Arena on Saturday, March 16. The game takes place from 7 to 9 p.m., and proceeds will be going towards Multiple Sclerosis through the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai
March 11, 2019
How to increase transit riders
HSR has struggled for years with virtually no growth, but could look down the highway to the transit innovations of another older Ontario city that is making giant strides. By utilizing multiple methods Kingston has jumped its bus ridership by 80 percent in just five years. It began in 2013 when Kingston began providing free transit passes to grade nine students and
March 04, 2019
‘Unreliable’ LRT trains can’t handle Ottawa winters, internal reports reveal
Ottawa’s $2.1-billion light rail system, supposed to be finished by the end of this month, will not only miss its third completion deadline but is experiencing issues far more serious than city officials have led the public to believe, according to internal reports obtained by CBC. The reports from the city’s rail operations show a litany
March 04, 2019
Let us repair malfunctioning Presto machines, says TTC transit union
The inability of members of the city’s transit union to service malfunctioning Metrolinx-owned Presto machines plays heavily into the skyrocketing incidents of fare evasion on the TTC, said the president of Toronto’s Amalgamated Transit Union. Speaking to commissioners during Wednesday’s board meeting, Carlos Santos, president of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113, said his members are
