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The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is a labor union in the United States and Canada, representing workers in the transit system and other industries. Image File history File links Amalgamated_Transit_Union_logo. ...
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The ATU was founded in 1892, and today has more than 180,000 members in more than 273 local unions in 46 states and 9 provinces. The ATU includes bus, subway, light rail and ferry operators, clerks, baggage handlers, mechanics and others in the urban transit, over-the-road and school bus industries, as well as paratransit, emergency medical, clerical and municipal workers. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
It lost a bitter strike against the Greyhound Lines in 1983. A bitter 38-month strike against Greyhound launched in 1990 was finally settled in 1993. The ATU consolidated the twenty different "locals" that had once represented Greyhound employees into one: Local 1700. Greyhound Lines is the largest intercity common carrier of passengers by bus in North America, serving 2200 destinations in the United States. ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
In October 2003, it supported a strike of mechanics against Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority in Los Angeles over the cost and control of its benefit plan. The union avoided the benefit cost increases demanded by the MTA, while deferring resolution over other issues.
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Links re 'locals' - Addresses for every ATU local site on the internet
- ATU Local 113 Toronto ON Canada
- ATU Local 265 San Jose CA
- ATU Local 241 Chicago IL
- ATU Local 689 Washington DC
- ATU Local 1005 Minneapolis/St. Paul MN
- ATU Local 1277 Los Angeles CA
- ATU Local 1342 Buffalo NY
- ATU Local 726 Staten Island NY
- ATU Local 279 Ottawa ON Canada
- ATU Local 1374 Calgary Alta, Saskatoon/Regina Sask Canada
- ATU Local 1572 Mississauga ON Canada
- ATU Local 1573 Brampton ON Canada
- ATU Local 1587 Toronto ON Canada
- ATU Local 1001 Denver CO
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