Since our contract expired 13 months ago (Yes, more than a year ago!), we’ve had 11 days of bargaining. ATU has offered more than 60 dates. The City has taken only 11. We had to take them to the Labour Relations Board to get them to the table. The City has refused to negotiate on…
Strathcona County Update
County Running Scared After Strathcona County Transit members held a rally at County Council, the County took unilateral action to pull out of bargaining with ATU and filed for mediation. Mediation is the next step in the process to a real and valued Collective Agreement. This works well for ATU. We were at an impasse…
2025 ATU Memorial Scholarship
This year’s scholarships are in remembrance of our ATU Local 1593 – Tampa, Florida hero Brother Thomas Dunn… See Scholarship Details Here
SCT Rally
Support your brothers and sisters in Strathcona County and show them that we are stronger together! See poster for details.
Getting the Shot at Work
As detailed in a recent memo, ETS has arranged for flu shots and COVID boosters to be available in our workplaces. These immunizations are 100% voluntary, 100% free, and a very convenient way to get protected and to protect each other. They’re available to everyone in ETS, Transit Fleet and TPOs. If you’re planning to…
Beginning of a new era?
On September 26, Coalition leaders and Senior City Administrators (the Executive Leadership Team or ELT) met for the first time in recent memory. In the past this meeting has been a routine event for Unions and Administration to have the “difficult talks” and search for solutions to log jams in our work lives. It was…