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ATU Local 757
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.
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.
In Memoriam
Ron Heintzman: 1953-2018
The Portland transit union leader helped build Local 757, and was briefly national union president.
Workers Rights
ATU v TriMet: 5-year legal case starts over after state Supreme Court ruling
TriMet, a public transit agency, has spent a bundle to keep the public out of its meetings.
Collective bargaining
Portland Public School bus drivers are speaking up
School bus drivers say they shouldn't be earning $5 an hour less than school district truck drivers who transport food.
Culture
A view from the driver seat
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.
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.
Collective bargaining
Workers at TriMet ratify new 3-year deal
The vote was 1,220 to 68, overwhelmingly in favor.
Collective bargaining
ATU reaches deal at TriMet
TriMet included approximately 40 union proposals in its final offer, and that proved to be enough to clinch the deal.
Union Organizing
Bus drivers in Hood River win union
Columbia Area Transit drivers will be part of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757.
Workers Rights
TriMet Lift driver fired for answering the call of nature
Portlander Teressa Stevens was fired Aug. 21 from her job as a driver for TriMet LIFT — for urinating in a parking lot.
Collective bargaining
TriMet declares impasse in contract negotiations
This is the third time in a row that bargaining between TriMet and Local 757 has reached deadlock.
Workers Rights
Oregon Supreme Court hears TriMet case
The public transit agency wants to keep union negotiations closed to the public.
Building our communities
Unions react to the MAX killings
One of the murdered Good Samaritans was a union member at the City of Portland.
