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ATU Local 757

Building our communities

ATU Local 757 picnic raffle raises $965 for Labor’s Community Services Agency

The money was raised in a 50/50 drawing the union held at its annual picnic at Blue Lake Park last month.
Building our communities

C-TRAN named North American mid-sized ’Transit System of the Year’

The honor was conferred by the American Public Transportation Association.
People

A life-saving school bus driver

The focus and reflexes of a member of Local 757 may have saved lives in a near-miss last month.
Union Organizing

Charter bus firm would rather give up contract than operate union

When drivers voted to unionize, MTR Western terminated its contract to run Columbia County’s CC Rider transit service.
Our Jobs

Transit union cries foul as TriMet contracts out shuttle service for its own drivers

Is Oregon’s largest transit agency incapable of operating a single shuttle bus? You might think so given a recent TriMet board action.
Collective bargaining

New TriMet Lift contracts raise wages up to $3.91 an hour

Problems with bathroom breaks and rider wait times are still unresolved.
Collective bargaining

Union nemesis retires at TriMet

“I wished him well … and told him to stay away from ATU,” said union president Shirley Block.
Union Organizing

Bus drivers unionize at Columbia County’s CC Rider

Low pay is the biggest issue for drivers who provide bus service between Clatskanie, Rainier, St. Helens, Scappoose, and Vernonia.
Union Organizing

North coast bus drivers unionize

A group of 20 underpaid drivers and mechanics in Astoria and Warrenton Oregon have joined ATU Local 757.
Collective bargaining

Special ed bus drivers ratify long-delayed contract with Portland Public Schools

The new agreement raises starting pay to $18.50 an hour — up from $16.25 currently.
Our Jobs

Union-backed coalition pushes bold vision for Broadway corridor project

Redevelopment of the 32-acre downtown site will set the tone for what kind of city Portland will be.
Collective bargaining

Columbia Area Transit in Hood River signs first union contract with ATU Local 757

The agreement provides an immediate 10 percent raise followed by three annual raises totaling 8.7 percent over the life of the four-year agreement.
Union democracy

Incumbent slate re-elected at ATU Local 757

At the top of the slate, Shirley Block was re-elected with 55 percent of the vote, outpolling four challengers.
Collective bargaining

Special ed bus drivers at Portland Public Schools declare impasse

Next stop could be a strike – when students return from summer break.
People

ATU Local 757 blasts TriMet’s pick for general manager

Union leaders hoped the board would hire a change agent from outside to take the transit agency in a different direction.
Building our communities

Northwest Oregon Labor Council banquet recognizes union supporters, raises cash for labor charity

The Labor Appreciation and Recognition Night banquet raised a record $21,000 for Labor’s Community Service Agency.
Labor History

Latest trade union spy novel published to acclaim

Local union attorney Susan Stoner has published the fifth in her series of historical novels
In Memoriam

Helen Nickum, 1928-2015

The longtime ATU Local 757 secretary formerly worked for a Congresswoman and U.S. Senator
Collective bargaining

TriMet calls an end to bargaining with ATU Local 757

Union files unfair labor practice complaint alleging the transit agency bargained in bad faith
Labor History

Labor attorney publishes fourth in series of novels about Portland’s trade union past

The historical mystery series follows a fictional trade union spy in early 1900s Portland.
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