Read about our long history and our passionate membership; ATU proudly represents a wide range of transit workers…
Go Oilers Go!
Officers and staff are wearing orange today to support our local team!
Your Union at Work: LTD Premiums to Drop
LTD Premiums Getting You Down? Here’s some good news! ATU has been working hard at the bargaining table and in directing the City on best practice in administering our LTD Plan. Remember, we pay 100% of the cost of the LTD Plan (the City pays 100% of the STD Plan), so, when costs go up,…
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….