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TriMet Lift
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.
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.
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
TriMet Lift workers authorize strike
First Transit and ATU Local 757 will meet again Nov. 21.
