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March 18th is Transit Worker Appreciation Day!

ATU 1505 salutes all Winnipeg and Brandon Transit Workers for their hard work and dedication to keep our cities moving! 

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March 14 is Equal Pay Day

The ATU believes everyone deserves equal pay for equal work regardless of gender.

ATU Celebrates International Women's Day

International Women's Day is a day to recognize and celebrate women's social, economic, cultural, and political achievements and to raise awareness that there is still

New ATU Officers Meet with Mayor & Councillors

Newly elected ATU Local 1505 President, Chris Scott, and Executive Vice President, Derek Hanley, met with Mayor Scott Gillingham, Councillor Janice Lukes, and Councillor John Orlikow on Monday, January 16th to get acquainted and build a good working-relationship for the betterment of Winnipeg Transit. 

ATU1505 Installs new Executive Board of 2023!

We are happy to install our new Executive Board during the first meeting of 2023! Looking forward to a great year!

ATU1505 Elects Our First Female Chief Steward

JANUARY 4, 2023 - ATU1505 stewards elects their first-ever female Chief Steward, Crystal Hanley.

Transit Workers Elect New Union President, Vice-President, & Board Members

PRESS RELEASE WINNIPEG, MB, January 3, 2023 – Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505, representing over 1400 Winnipeg and Brandon transit workers, have elected Chris Scott as their new President Business Agent in the triennial election held from December 5-9, 2022.

Chris joined Winnipeg Transit as an Operator in February of 1999. He first became a shop steward in 2000 and was elected as Recording Secretary in 2001.

Response from Minister of Justice, Kelvin Goertzen: Transit Safety

The following letter was sent by Minister of Justice, Kelvin Goertzen, in response to our Letter to Premier Heather Stefanson: Request for Immediate Action for the Safety of Transit Workers and Passengers.

ATU 1505 will continue lobbying the City and Government for a safe transit system for our members and passengers until changes are implemented to address and resolve these concerns. 

ATU Meets with Mayor Gillingham and Coun. Lukes in Response to Letter

ATU1505 was invited by the Mayors office on November 17, 2022 to meet to discuss strategies to improve Transit safety in response to our letter sent on November 7, 2022

Letter to Premier Heather Stefanson: Request for Immediate Action for the Safety of Transit Workers and Passengers

The following letter was sent to Premier Heather Stefanson with a request immediate action to be taken for the safety of Transit workers and passengers in light of the recent string of assaults in early November. 

Letter to Mayor & City Council: Weekend Assaults in Transit System

The following letter was sent to Mayor Gillingham and City Council to request immediate action for the safety of Transit workers and passengers after a sexual assault in the Southwest Rapid Transitway and an assault on a Transit driver over the weekend.