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First Transit
Workers Rights
First Transit named 2018 Scrooge of the Year
Scrooge of the Year goes to an individual or entity that was particularly hard-hearted to workers.
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.
Union Organizing
Landslide union vote at TriMet Lift
Workers at contractor First Transit vote 111-31 in favor of joining ATU Local 757.
Union Organizing
At TriMet Lift, contracted bus drivers say they want a union
A unit of 166 workers will vote on whether to join ATU Local 757.
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
Union to TriMet: Cut managers, not drivers
ATU under siege as labor ally Lynn Lehrbach slated for replacement on the board.
Collective bargaining
Bus drivers at Portland Public Schools ratify deal at First Student
PPS drivers win temporary labor peace, but struggles continue at other units of First Student.
Portland
TriMet Lift workers authorize strike
First Transit and ATU Local 757 will meet again Nov. 21.
