Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 Archives

Look for the union Rose Festival entries

Jun 2, 2023

Unions are once again taking part in Portland’s annual Rose Festival parades. Here’s a list of who to look for.

Assault a bus driver, commit a felony

Mar 2, 2023

ATU Local 757 tells Oregon lawmakers assaults on bus drivers are increasing, and asks to tighten a law classifying such assaults as felonies.

Wally Feist, 1949-2020

Dec 30, 2020

A former financial secretary-treasurer and briefly president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757, he worked at TriMet from 1977 to 2011.

TriMet stuck on ending apprenticeship

Feb 5, 2020

Months of pushback from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 has so far failed to persuade TriMet management to put the brakes on a plan to end its apprenticeship programs for bus and light rail mechanics.

Ron Heintzman: 1953-2018

Apr 17, 2018

The Portland transit union leader helped build Local 757, and was briefly national union president.

ATU v TriMet: 5-year legal case starts over after state Supreme Court ruling

Apr 4, 2018

TriMet, a public transit agency, has spent a bundle to keep the public out of its meetings.

Portland Public School bus drivers are speaking up

Mar 29, 2018

School bus drivers say they shouldn’t be earning $5 an hour less than school district truck drivers who transport food.

A view from the driver seat

Feb 27, 2018

A TriMet bus driver writing under the pseudonym “Deke N. Blue” has been blogging about life behind the wheel since 2012. Now he’s published a book.

Workers at TriMet ratify new 3-year deal

Nov 28, 2017

The vote was 1,220 to 68, overwhelmingly in favor.

ATU reaches deal at TriMet

Nov 15, 2017

TriMet included approximately 40 union proposals in its final offer, and that proved to be enough to clinch the deal.