On February 14, 2017, Winnipeg Transit Bus Operator, Irvine "Jubal" Fraser, 58, was stabbed to death while on duty after an altercation with a passenger, Brian Kyle Thomas, 22, who refused to leave Fraser's bus when it reached its last stop at the University of Manitoba. Thomas was found guilty of 2nd-degree murder and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Since the loss our Brother, the ATU are strong advocates for safe transit for everybody. ATU continues to lobby Municipal, Provincial, and Federal Governments to deal with the growing number of disturbing incidents on buses and bus stops and to make transit safe for all.
