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.
Bus drivers in Hood River win union Sep 29, 2017 Columbia Area Transit drivers will be part of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757.
TriMet Lift driver fired for answering the call of nature Aug 30, 2017 Portlander Teressa Stevens was fired Aug. 21 from her job as a driver for TriMet LIFT — for urinating in a parking lot.
