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HERO Act enforces safety standards
ATU New York Locals joined with union allies to fight hard to get the New York HERO Act. The legislation requires businesses to have enforceable safety standards to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus and other airborne diseases. — May 14
Local 113-Toronto, ON members deliver petition demanding TTC improve pandemic safety
The Union delivered a banner petition signed by more than 7,000 members outside the TTC headquarters at a socially safe distanced protest. — May 13
Bus driver punched in face in Grasmere in dispute over scooter, cops say
The driver of an MTA express was beaten by a customer in a dispute over an electric scooter Monday morning in Grasmere, according to police. — May 11
MetroAccess Operations Control Center Workers Vote to Authorize Strike If Necessary
Fed up with unfair labor practices and poor treatment by their employer MV Transportation, ATU Local 689 members working at the MetroAccess Call Center in Hyattsville voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike if necessary. — May 11
TTC union calls on transit agency to take steps to protect operators from assaults
Carlos Santos, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 113, made the demand this week after two passengers allegedly assaulted a female bus driver and damaged a bus following a verbal dispute on Sunday evening. — May 10