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ATU Local 757

Jobs

TriMet starting pay jumps 48% in a year

May 6, 2022

Amid a severe bus driver shortage, starting pay jumped from $17 to $25.24. Plus a $7,500 sign-on bonus. These are union jobs with benefits.

Labor History

What’s it like to strike?

Mar 2, 2022

Strikes, once common, are rare today. We asked Northwest Labor Press readers to share their strike stories.

Worker safety

Unsafe streets: Deteriorating public safety is impacting workers on the job

Feb 2, 2022

Attacks on parks workers. Assaults on bus drivers. Safety concerns are driving some employees to leave their jobs altogether.

Collective Bargaining

Bus drivers win raises up to $6 an hour

Nov 5, 2021

At the school bus contractor for Portland Public Schools, about 300 workers won an immediate $6 an hour increase.

Union Democracy

ATU Local 757 members elect new VP

Jun 30, 2021

Members re-elect Shirley Block and Mary Longoria, and replace longtime officer Jon Hunt with TriMet station agent Frederick Casey.

People

Labor peace at TriMet?

Jun 30, 2021

With a new general manager at TriMet, an era of antagonism between the transit agency and its union may have come to a close.

Collective Bargaining

Transit union reaches deal with TriMet

Apr 13, 2021

As contract arbitration neared, TriMet management dropped its proposal to eliminate its apprenticeship program for bus mechanics.

Oregon

ATU fights to save apprenticeship, and win back the right to strike

Feb 4, 2021

SB 690, a bill introduced by Oregon State Senator Chris Gorsek, would restore the right to strike for public transit workers like bus drivers.

Collective Bargaining

TriMet declares impasse in contract bargaining

Nov 3, 2020

An arbitrator will decide if the transit agency can scrap its mechanic apprenticeship program.

Worker safety

Transit: Ridership plummets, but no workers are facing layoff, and cleaners are working overtime

Mar 25, 2020

In Eugene and Salem, bus service is now free. In Portland, new machines are disinfecting buses and trains with peroxide mist nightly.

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