ETS Main Ratification Vote

On Monday, June 23, 2025 the members of the ETS Main bargaining unit voted yes to ratify the contract with the City of Edmonton. We now wait for City council to ratify the contract.

Tentative Agreement

The Amalgamated Transit Union and the City of Edmonton have reached a tentative agreement to resolve our contract dispute. Details of the tentative agreement will be presented to the committee later this week and to the Executive board next Monday. On Monday, June 16, at 1400 details of the Memorandum will presented for all members…

CSU 52 Strike Action

Our Sister Local, Civic Service Union 52, is set to commence their strike action at 1100h on Thursday, March 14. That’s Thursday this week. Here is the ATU guide to how to react at a picket line. We support our Sister Local, CSU, in their drive for a fair agreement. Full stop. Our collective agreement…

New Parkland Report – “Alberta Government Interference in Public Sector Bargaining”

As about 200,000 Alberta public-sector workers gear up for contract negotiations in 2024, a timely report from the Parkland Institute sheds light on unprecedented levels of government interference in Alberta’s public-sector bargaining. Authored by Jason Foster, Bob Barnetson, and Susan Cake, A Thumb on the Scale: Alberta Government Interference in Public-Sector Bargaining examines how governments in…

What Working Relationship?

ATU and the Transit and Fleet administration have worked very closely over recent years to solve problems and advance the important service that we’re jointly responsible to provide. Nothing is ever perfect, but I can’t understate the importance of this very collaborative working relationship. The same is not the case at the senior administration level….