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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.
Portland

TriMet Lift workers authorize strike

First Transit and ATU Local 757 will meet again Nov. 21.

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