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Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757

Union democracy

Shirley Block wins top office at ATU 757

Incumbent Bruce Hansen voted out after one term
People

Labor attorney Susan Stoner retires after decades defending bus drivers

An important figure in Local 757, she also authored a series of historical mystery novels
Collective bargaining

ATU and TriMet ratify new labor contract

Terms include 3% raises, and concessions on health care
Collective bargaining

ATU reaches tentative contract with TriMet

Details won't be released until late October, after members have had a chance to vote on it.
Collective bargaining

Contract settlement averts school bus driver strike at Portland Public Schools

Deal reached after contractor First Student backed off a "two-tier" contract proposal.
Collective bargaining

Going for broke: TriMet wants a major rewrite of the union contract

Three months into bargaining, the transit agency is still explaining its dozens of proposed changes
Collective bargaining

ERB: Arbitrator’s ruling stands, but TriMet broke law

The transit agency is ordered to pay $136,000 and stop trying to collect back-premiums
Oregon

Unions see results in 2013 legislative session

Lawmakers barred public union-busting, closed prevailing wage loophole, funded infrastructure
Collective bargaining

Are TriMet managers too busy to bargain with ATU?

No word from TriMet board as labor battle drags on
Oregon

Labor readies agenda for the 2013 Oregon Legislature

On the agenda: Columbia River Crossing, public sector union-busting, prevailing wage, and PERS.
Collective bargaining

ATU-TriMet conflict accelerates

Both sides are gearing up for battle in the workplace, court, the Capitol, and in public opinion.
Collective bargaining

ATU talks at TriMet off to a bumpy start

The two sides tangle over whether the public may sit in on bargaining.
Union Organizing

Landslide union vote at TriMet Lift

Workers at contractor First Transit vote 111-31 in favor of joining ATU Local 757.
Collective bargaining

TriMet to demand up to $7,080 for past health insurance premiums

Following an arbitrator's decision, TriMet gets ready to settle accounts with union members
Collective bargaining

ATU seeks to overturn TriMet’s win in contract arbitration

Though an arbitrator sided with TriMet, the union says some contract provisions are illegal.
Collective bargaining

Judge’s ruling contradicts TriMet win at arbitration

TriMet workers will get about $3,000 each under a judge’s order.
Collective bargaining

One-day strike by TriMet Lift operators leads to agreement

Foreign-owned First Group delayed a deal until workers shut down service.
Collective bargaining

At TriMet Lift, Beaverton unit authorizes strike

Workers reject an offer from contractor First Transit in which they’d lose ground over five years.
Collective bargaining

Oregon Employment Relations Board rules against TriMet

ERB says TriMet owes workers retroactive wage increases.
Collective bargaining

Union to TriMet: Cut managers, not drivers

ATU under siege as labor ally Lynn Lehrbach slated for replacement on the board.
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