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O F F I C I A L J O U R N A L O F T H E A M A LG A M AT E D T R A N S I T U N I O N | A F L- C I O/C LC
MAY / JUNE 2018
NEWSBRIEFS
INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS
LAWRENCE J. HANLEY
International President
JAVIER M. PEREZ, JR.
International Executive Vice President
OSCAR OWENS
International Secretary-Treasurer Spokane Local calls for resignation of HR Executive over racist
INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Facebook rants
RICHARD M. MURPHY After uncovering “explicitly and vilely racist” Facebook comments
Newburyport, MA – rmurphy@atu.org encouraged by Spokane Transit Authority’s HR director, Local
JANIS M. BORCHARDT 1015-Spokane, WA, is calling for her resignation. The Local found
Madison, WI – jborchardt@atu.org that STA’s HR Director Nancy Williams had shared video on her
PAUL BOWEN Facebook account of a disturbing incident in which several young
Canton, MI – pbowen@atu.org
black men kicked and punched a young white man. She posted
KENNETH R. KIRK
Lancaster, TX – kkirk@atu.org “these kids’ are despicable animals.” Then Williams’ friend
MARCELLUS BARNES Beverly Nan Murphy replied to the video, calling Barack Obama
Flossmore, IL – mbarnes@atu.org a “creature,” further commenting “If you don’t teach primates at an early age, (no matter
RAY RIVERA what skin they are in) they continue to be non-civilized.” Williams “liked” the comment, and
Lilburn, GA – rrivera@atu.org wrote “Seems like many others agree with my aunt’s comments.” Local President Thomas
YVETTE TRUJILLO Leighty called for her resignation, saying “You can’t allow someone who says and defends this
Thornton, CO – ytrujillo@atu.org type of racist garbage to be collecting a public salary and be making decisions about the fates
GARY JOHNSON, SR. of public workers.”
Cleveland, OH – gjohnson@atu.org
ROBIN WEST
Halifax, NS – rwest@atu.org
JOHN COSTA Seattle bus drivers win $8.3 million in back pay for safety
Kenilworth, NJ – jcosta@atu.org checks, paperwork
CHUCK WATSON
Syracuse, NY – cwatson@atu.org In a big victory, Seattle bus drivers will receive an additional
CLAUDIA HUDSON $8.3 million in back pay to cover three years of routine safety
Oakland, CA – chudson@atu.org checks and paperwork performed beyond their usual shift time.
BRUCE HAMILTON This agreement, reached between Local 587-Seattle, WA, and
New York, NY – bhamilton@atu.org King County Metro Transit, is in addition to a $6.4 million fund
MICHELLE SOMMERS created last fall for more than 2,400 operators to resolve a federal
Brooklyn Park, MN – msommers@atu.org
investigation on the same issues. Local President Michael Shea
JAMES LINDSAY
Santa Clarita, CA – jlindsay@atu.org called the figure an equitable settlement. “ATU appreciates that
EMANUELE (MANNY) SFORZA our employees are being properly compensated for the work that they are doing.”
Toronto, ON – msforza@atu.org
JOHN CALLAHAN
Winnipeg, MB – jcallahan@atu.org
CURTIS HOWARD
Atlanta, GA – choward@atu.org
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS EMERITUS
DENNIS ANTONELLIS
Spokane, WA – dantonellis@atu.org International President Jim La Sala, ret.
STEPHAN MACDOUGALL International President Warren George, ret.
Boston, MA – smacdougall@atu.org
ANTHONY GARLAND International Executive Vice President Ellis Franklin, ret.
Washington, DC – agarland@atu.org International Executive Vice President Mike Siano, ret.
ANTONETTE BRYANT
Oakland, CA – abryant@atu.org
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PAUL THORP
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CONTENT
M AY/J U N E
2018Vol. 127, No. 3
16 2017 COPE Club Awards
17 Portland Public School bus drivers are
speaking up
Kankakee, IL school bus drivers say school
not addressing disciplinary problems
18 NYC school bus workers, parents rally for
safe student bus transportation
Local 1756-Arcadia, CA, organizes First
THE FIGHT TO KEEP TRANSIT PUBLIC 4 Student workers
IN ONTARIO CONTINUES 19 ATU mourns death of former IEVP Bob Baker
Longtime Sergeant-At-Arms and Local 113
Executive Board Member Harvey Ward dies
20 The Oscars Financial Secretary Awards
21 At DC Circulator, the battle to end
privatization enters a new chapter
22 ATU Black Caucus convenes at Tommy
Douglas Conference Center
Low pay for Gainesville bus drivers leads to
WINNIPEG LOCAL PUSHES PLAN TO FUND 6 shortage, forced OT
23 ATU Connecticut campaign halts fare
CLEAN PUBLIC TRANSIT increases, service cuts
Curtis Howard appointed Int. Vice President
2 International Officers &
General Executive Board 24 Bay area Local says delayed emergency
News Briefs response puts all in harm’s way
3 Index Page A book from the operator’s seat:
Just Drive: Life In The Bus Lane
5 Students train others on how to ride the bus
25 Fall River, MA, Local joins Labor, politicians to
6 Paris gets serious about free public transit
save jobs at Philips Lighting
7 Saint John Local pushes for more transit
ATU hero in Milwaukee
Ottawa Local applauds protective bus driver
barrier test program 26 Making a difference: Local 732-Atlanta, GA,
retiree Paul McLennan
8 International President’s Message:
Fighting a moral and physical struggle 27 Amid automation trend, here’s why we still
need bus drivers
10 Massive pay gap between CEOs and
average workers 28 Translations (Spanish)
12 International Executive Vice President’s 31 In Memoriam
Message: Reclaiming the dream. It’s not over. 32 ATU COPE - The Voice of Transit Workers
13 International Secretary-Treasurer’s Message:
Mobilized, engaged and motivated
14 ATU to Lawmakers: “Open my eyes, shield
me from harm.”
IN TRANSIT | www.atu.org 3
The fight to Keep Transit Public in
Ontario continues
Over the past year ATU Locals across Ontario have been To prepare, Locals reached out and educated members
engaged in an aggressive campaign to Keep Transit Public. on this issue first. They quickly found that many of our
members had been studying transit privatization and
Under arms-length transit agency Metrolinx, the Liberal-
were itching to tackle it head on.
led provincial government of Ontario had a plan to spend
billions of dollars on current and new transit projects across
the GTHA. The problem? Each project would be completed
using a public-private partnership or P3. Member driven campaign
In June 2018, the Ontario provincial election opened Instead of working out a plan in a vacuum and expecting
the next phase in the Keep Transit Public campaign. members to leap into action, our locals brought
Two out of the three major parties in the province were rank-and-file members into the planning process,
promising more privatization and cuts to public services provided critical training, and empowered them get
in their platforms and public statements. to work.
The multi-local Keep Transit Public Action Team hit
the shops and spoke with thousands of their coworkers
Liberals and Progressives about what was really going on behind the scenes at
push privatization Metrolinx. In the process, they built a list of well over a
hundred volunteers!
The Liberal incumbents and the Doug Ford-led Progressive
Conservatives had made it clear they supported even more Working with ATU Canada and the International,
privatization, including the takeover of the publically run they developed a Vote Transit Report Card that gave
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway system, which each Ontario political party a grade based on their
employees thousands of ATU members. policies that would impact transit workers and riders.
4 May/June 2018 | IN TRANSIT
Only one party passed with flying colors: the Ontario Building stronger transit relationships
New Democrats.
Members built stronger relationships with passengers,
From there, the Keep Transit Public team organized community groups and elected officials. They helped
passenger and community outreach sessions and began catapult the Ontario NDP from a third party to Official
building relationships like never before. They spent the Opposition, where they will provide a strong, anti-
privatization voice for transit workers and riders.
final weeks before the election ensuring riders knew
where each of the three major parties stood on keeping While incoming Premier Doug Ford has promised to
transit public. “privatize everything that’s not nailed down,” ATU
Locals and their community and political allies across
The team lobbied politicians at the municipal level and the province are better prepared than ever to battle back
candidates at the provincial level to take a stand and privatization and transit cuts.
sign a pledge on paper to keep transit public. A full
list of candidates who signed the pledge is available at
keeptransitpublic.ca.
Municipal elections around the corner
Keep Transit Public was born out of the partnership Municipal elections are just around the corner. Because
of several local unions in the GTHA and supported of ATU’s work, the city councils of Toronto and
by ATU Canada and the International. Each local Hamilton have already demanded that transit in their
focused on mobilizing their members and educating cities stay public.
their passengers on their shared goals, which helped
position the campaign at the front of members’ minds. The Keep Transit Public team will use those victories as a
basis from which they can reshape the balance of power
While the election of a Progressive Conservative majority locally in October. The team is gearing up to help
was disappointing, the member-driven Keep Transit elect candidates that will stand up to privatization and
Public campaign changed the conversation in Ontario provincial bullying. v
on public transit and contracting out.
U.S. Supreme Court advances attack on labour
Is Rand Formula next? take a wait and see approach. We used the past year to
rediscover our roots, strengthen our locals, and engage
Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, better yet, Janus vs.
tens of thousands of members who have recommitted to
Evil, was a challenge to a 40-year-old U.S. precedent
the trade union cause.”
that allows American public sector labor unions in non-
right to work states to collect “agency” or “fair share” To prepare for a post-Janus world, thousands of ATU
fees from individuals who are part of the bargaining Local leaders have been through training sponsored by
unit but not members of the union. The U.S. Supreme the International. Leaders are learning how locals in
Court overturned that precedent and the agency fee is places like Michigan, Georgia, Texas, Florida and Arizona
eliminated. have maintained strong memberships and good contracts
despite so-called “Right to Work” laws.
“Behind Janus is the coordinated attack on labor rights
by the Koch brothers, other billionaires, and the anti- While this happened in the U.S., make no mistake those
workers groups they back like the National Right to same forces behind this attack on U.S. labor unions will be
Work Foundation and Americans for Prosperity,” said coming for the Rand Formula in Canada. v
ATU International President Larry Hanley. “We didn’t
IN TRANSIT | www.atu.org 5
Winnipeg Local pushes plan to fund clean
public transit
In an effort to cut down on the province’s pollution and
greenhouse gases, a Manitoba climate plan called for 100
new zero-emission electric buses, but the provincial budget
left no blueprint as to how the government would ever
pay for the buses. Not one to stand pat, Local 1505-
Winnipeg, MB, proposed an innovative financing solution –
a “pay as you save” partnership. Under the plan the province
would offer a $7-million, interest-free, “pay as you save” loan
to the city to electrify Winnipeg Transit.
PAYS model creates jobs Furthermore, in the long-term electric buses would save
“We believe that the PAYS model offers a chance for the approximately $60,000 per bus in operating costs according
government to create jobs in Manitoba, while working to to the University of Manitoba.
reduce our emissions at no long-term cost to government,” said
Local President Aleem Chaudhary, pointing out that phasing
in electric buses would create more jobs at Winnipeg Win-win scenario
bus manufacturer New Flyer Industries.
“From our perspective, this is a win-win scenario for all
And while there is an initial higher cost for electric buses parties involved and lays a foundation for sustainable
over diesel vehicles, that would be paid back through energy prosperity in Manitoba through targeted job creation,
savings within six years. And once the loan is paid off, while also reducing our reliance on fossil fuels,” says
additional savings could go toward improving transit services. Chaudhary. v
Paris gets serious about free public transit
ATU has long been an advocate for free public transit. How to fund?
After all the more people who use public transportation,
The biggest question is how to fund this. Employers
the less traffic congestion, the cleaner the air, the healthier
already contribute to public transit funds in Paris and their
lifestyles and other benefits for riders and communities.
contribution could be enlarged, but it still wouldn’t cover the
Now, one of the world’s most famous cities, Paris is entire bill. One possibility is congestion fees. The city could
seriously considering making the city’s entire public raise funds by charging tolls on all motor vehicles to enter
transit system free. The French capital has already banned Paris proper, the historic heart of the metro area. London has
the most polluting vehicles built prior to 1997 from the already done this since 2003 with success.
city, and eliminated all vehicle traffic from the banks of France has already been a trailblazer on free public transit,
the Seine. This has already made Paris one of the least car- with more than 30 cities that enjoy free public transit
centric major cities in Europe. zones. And most have been successful in boosting ridership
without bankrupting town coffers.
Wanting to take it a step further, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo
has launched a study into making the city’s public transit At the ATU, we are hoping elected officials in the U.S. and
free for all. Canada are watching. v
6 May/June 2018 | IN TRANSIT
Saint John Local pushes Ottawa Local
for more transit applauds protective
bus driver barrier
Last February the City of test program
Saint John joined with seven
other provinces celebrating
the city’s first-ever Family
Day. The City offered
citizens free skating at civic
areas and the Market Square
Museum waived admission.
Unfortunately many families
especially from lower-income
communities couldn’t get
anywhere because the Saint
John Transit and Parking After a serious spike in attacks on
Commission took buses off Ottawa bus drivers over the past
the streets and shut down year, OC Transpo has launched a
the system. pilot project to install protective
bus operator shields.
Already the province of
New Brunswick, and in Local 279-Ottawa, ON, who has been
particular Saint John, have advocating for more than a decade
seen a declining population and inability to attract and keep new citizens for the bus operator shields and other
because of a lack of adequate and accessible public services especially public protections, praised the move. “For
transit service. years we have lobbied both federal and
municipal governments to (address)
In an effort to highlight this problem Local 1182-Saint John, NB, created the the violence operators face on the job,”
Facebook group “Save Our Bus Saint John”. Currently the public group has said Local President Clint Crabtree.
more than 1,250 members.
This served as a catalyst for a more comprehensive campaign to show the value
of a robust public transit system to the community and the economic future of Sharp increase in attacks
Saint John. Local President Tom McGraw did a series of interviews with local on operators
press and had a commentary published in The Telegraph-Journal. The Local The Local says there were more than
also launched an ad campaign. 100 cases of drivers reporting they
had been assaulted in 2017 - a sharp
“Having strong transit should be a concern to the community at large, even
increase from previous years. These
those who don’t use it. How can Saint John grow, attract and retain population
don’t include the countless cases
without robust transit?” McGraw wrote in his commentary. “Public transit
of verbal abuse, spitting and other
supports a strong community, enables a healthy economy, and decreases harm
offenses that don’t get reported.
on the environment. More importantly, public transit is a key component in
ending the poverty cycle in our priority neighbourhoods.” Every garage has buses with the
protective shield, as operators can
Thanks to the Local’s efforts, the Transit Commission has committed to
provide critical feedback.
meeting monthly with the Local to discuss how to improve the city’s transit
system. Already two of these meeting have taken place and the Local looks “I am very pleased that OC Transpo has
forward to continuing this dialogue. v taken the initiative,” Crabtree said. v
IN TRANSIT | www.atu.org 7
LARRY HANLEY, INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
Fighting a moral and
physical struggle
My inbox had an interesting email. It was from a 401k continues, we are also reflecting on the future of our
membership group who surveyed their members. Here’s members.
their question: Thinking about your retirement, what
keeps you up at night? Think about the Union, among all else as the leader in
fighting for your financial wellness. What we invest in
Here are the answers: our future is what will be protecting us later. Fight now
for your fair share or suffer later. We are fighting now.
1) Running out of money
In July we deployed a team of six ATU leaders to the
2) Health issues field to continue changes in our bargaining for members
who have been the most battered by our employers in
3) Health-care costs
recent memory, the privatized services.
4) Inability to meet monthly expenses
5) Inability to maintain standard of living
Power-building campaigns
Two relate to healthcare, and the other three pertain to
The goals are improved wages, healthcare and retirement
financial wellness. All five are connected.
security. The team will be running power building
“Preparing for healthcare costs in retirement isn’t a separate campaigns all across the ATU. We will call on Local
discussion with clients,” they say. “It’s an extension of a Union officers and members to prepare more for
financial wellness conversation.” negotiations. We will invest every resource we have in this
project. We need massive unity to force our industry to
Who is losing sleep thinking about these issues for all start funding real benefits for our members.
ATU members?
So, please join hands with our members across Canada
Well, we are. and the United States now. Lock arms in your Local and
give some thought to this.
We will not get what we deserve, a fair share of the value
ATU focused on issues that matter of our work, unless we demand it and fight for it.
to members There will be some too timid to fight. Ignore them.
We have been highly focused on things that really matter
to our members.
In recent issues we have rolled out our continuing
campaign to keep ATU members alive and healthy
at work. While the campaign for better workstations continued on next page
8 May/June 2018 | IN TRANSIT
Fall River, MA, Local joins ATU hero in
Milwaukee
Labor, politicians to save jobs
at Philips Lighting
ATU Locals and members have always stood in solidarity with fellow workers
and advocates in our communities in their fight for dignity, respect and jobs.
Our brothers and sisters at Local 174-Fall River, MA, are continuing that
proud legacy supporting IBEW members whose jobs at Philips Lighting will be
lost after the company announced they are shuttering a Fall River factory and
moving the 160 jobs to Monterrey, Mexico.
The job of a bus operator is more
than driving a bus around town. ATU
members are the eyes and ears of the
community, amateur psychologists,
first responders, and more.
Milwaukee bus driver Felicia Moore
exemplified that when she recently
stopped her bus to help a young
boy who fell off his bike on his way
to school.
“I saw a little boy who fell off his
bike, and it looked like a car had
clipped his back tire,” said the Local
The Local was joined at the “Save Our Jobs” rally by local, state and federal 998-Milwaukee, WI member, who has
elected officials including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, and Ed Markey, and Reps. children herself. “I immediately saw
Joe Kennedy and William Keating. Protestors say Philips is another example of my baby laying on that ground and
the corporate greed that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of good paying was like, ‘Oh God. I got to help him’.”
American manufacturing jobs being sent to other countries.
Moore helped the boy put his bike
on her bicycle rack and then drove
him to school. After he got off
“Spit in the face of your workers” the bus Moore apologized to her
“You don’t get to walk away with millions in tax breaks and then turn around passengers for any inconvenience by
and spit in the face of your workers,” Sen. Warren told the protestors. helping this boy. Not one passenger
complained. We couldn’t agree more
Philips posted more than $340 million in profits last year, but claims the and salute Moore for her compassion
move was necessary to keep Philips competitive in a changing global market. and quick action.
Furthermore, Philips shareholders are “being showered” with $187.4 million
in stock buybacks. If you know any brothers or sisters
who have gone above and beyond
“For Fall River’s Philips Lighting workers, the American promise that hard work the call of duty of the job please send
pays off was broken,” Rep. Kennedy tweeted. “Those workers deserve better and those stories to officeofthepresident@
we will fight by their side every step of the way.” v atu.org. v
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE:
Local 732-Atlanta, GA, retiree Paul McLennan
For Local 732-Atlanta, GA as an opportunity to get even more involved with his Local
retiree Paul McLennan community and the community. One way was to become a charter
organizing and Labor unions member of the Local 732 retiree chapter.
have been in his blood for
McLennan also became very involved with the agency’s
many years.
paratransit service, MARTA Mobility, which was under
McLennan began his work in the threat of privatization. He realized MARTA Mobility
the Labor movement in 1974 in riders and workers are natural allies because as he noted
Chicago, IL, as a member of the they are “the most organized group of riders, because they
United Auto Workers (UAW) depend on the service and because they have their own
and later the United Steelworkers movement for disability rights modeled after the civil
(USW). Then in 1977 he decided to move his activism in rights movement.” He did this by partnering with disability
organized Labor to the South and help organize a cotton rights organizers to create dialogues with a small group of
mill with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Mobility operators and riders that grew larger with time.
Union. Then in 1981 he moved to Atlanta and got a job
While they didn’t succeed in stopping privatization at
at MARTA in bus maintenance in 1983 joining Local 732.
Mobility, the alliance built between workers and riders
Over his 18 years in bus maintenance McLennan has always will be critical for future fights and campaigns. Because
had “one foot involved in the ATU and one foot in the of his work McLennan was asked to serve on the board of
community.” He served his Local as a Steward and Executive Disability Link, a center for independent living, and served
Board Member. He also recognized the importance of two terms. He has since been replaced by Tracey Stokes, a
communicating with members and was the editor of Local Local 732 Mobility operator.
732’s newsletter for many years.
According to McLennan “Local 732 is a home. A place to
His “one foot in the community” involved working with be grounded and start from to reach out, build solidarity,
Jobs for Justice for 20 years. “That work led me to seeing the and build movements for change in the community .”
need and importance, as ATU International President Larry
ATU International couldn’t agree more and applauds
Hanley also saw, to organize transit riders,” says McLennan.
McLennan for his tremendous work for his Local and setting
Unfortunately McLennan was forced to retire from MARTA an example for all retirees and members to get involved and
on disability in 2001 due to cancer. While many people stayed involved with ATU. v
would just collect their disability, McLennan looked at it
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26 May/June 2018 | IN TRANSITAmid automation trend, here’s why we still
need bus drivers
From San Ramon, CA, to Las Vegas, NV, to Tampa, FL, How about students who ride the bus each day? Imagine a
cities are testing self-driving buses and other autonomous school bus without an adult. What if there was an increase
vehicles to transport people. in bullying, harassment, or violence among our children.
These operators and bus monitors aren’t just authorities
And the industry is salivating as they believe autonomous to our youth; they’re mentors and role models who
vehicles could save them billions. Because when bus provide safe transportation for students. And guess what,
operators are no longer needed to carry passengers, the are we in any position to lose more mentors and positive
supervisor positions, middle management, and extensive role models for our children?
human resource departments that manage and support
these frontline employees will become obsolete. Also, bus operators are often the eyes and ears of the
community and can even sometimes play the role of first
What is not being considered are the long-term consequences responder. Not a month goes by that we don’t hear a
this technology will have on our communities that rely on story about a bus driver saving a lost child, helping
public transit and the safety of public transit. a distressed passenger, assisting a rider in danger, or
Take seniors, the fastest growing age group, and people stopping a criminal.
with disabilities who increasingly rely on public transit There is no doubt that advances in technology are critical
to get around. Many require assistance from an operator to the future of public transit. In fact, new technology
on and off the vehicle. And even if a senior doesn’t has always improved public transit – hydraulic brakes,
need physical help, consider that 28% of people aged air conditioning and heating, electronic fares, and
65 and older live alone, and are isolated from family countless others.
members and neighbors. For many seniors and people
with disabilities their social interaction with a bus But the role of the human bus driver and other transit
operator may be the only human connection they have workers, ATU members, will always be critical to its
each day. ultimate success. v
IN TRANSIT | www.atu.org 27Notre lutte physique et morale En juillet nous avons déployé une équipe de six leaders
de l’ATU pour continuer à effectuer des changements
dans nos négociations pour les membres qui ont été le
Ma boîte de réception contenait un courriel intéressant. Il plus malmenés par nos employeurs ces derniers temps, les
provenait d’un groupe spécialisé dans le régime 401k qui a services privatisés.
procédé à un sondage de ses membres. Voici leur question :
Quand vous pensez à votre retraite, qu’est-ce qui vous
empêche de dormir ?
Constituer des campagnes énergiques
Voici les réponses : Les objectifs sont de meilleurs salaires, les soins de santé et
1) Être à court d’argent la sécurité de la retraite. L’équipe va lancer des campagnes
énergiques dans toute l’ATU. Nous ferons appel aux
2) Problèmes de santé dirigeants de la section locale et aux membres pour être
mieux préparés aux négociations. Nous investirons toutes
3) Coûts des soins de santé
nos ressources dans ce projet. Nous devons vraiment être
4) Incapacité de boucler les fins de mois unis pour forcer notre secteur à financer de véritables
prestations pour nos membres.
5) Incapacité de maintenir un certain niveau de vie
Unissez donc vos efforts avec nos membres dans tout le
Deux des questions concernent les soins de santé et les Canada et les États-Unis. Travaillez ensemble dans votre
trois autres se rapportent au bien-être financier. Les cinq section locale et réfléchissez-y bien.
questions sont liées.
Nous n’obtiendrons pas ce que nous méritons, une part
Elles indiquent que « Le fait de se préparer aux coûts équitable de la valeur de notre travail, à moins que nous
des soins de santé à la retraite n’est pas une discussion ne le réclamions et que nous nous battions pour l’avoir.
séparée avec les clients ». « C’est le prolongement d’une
conversation sur le bien-être financier. » Il y en aura qui seront trop timides pour se battre. Ignorez-
les.
Qui ne dort plus parce qu’il s’inquiète de ces problèmes
pour tous les membres de l’ATU ? « Je vais vous parler un peu de la philosophie de la
réforme........Sans lutte, pas de progrès. Ceux qui
Eh bien, c’est nous. prétendent préférer la liberté et qui pourtant dénigrent
l›agitation sont des hommes qui veulent récolter sans
labourer ; ils veulent que la pluie tombe sans le tonnerre
et les éclairs. Ils veulent avoir l’océan sans le rugissement
L’ATU s’est penchée sur les problèmes de toutes ses eaux. »
qui importent aux membres.
« Cette lutte est peut-être morale, peut-être physique
Nous nous sommes penchés sur les choses qui importent
ou peut-être les deux, mais ça doit être une lutte. Le
vraiment à nos membres.
pouvoir ne concède jamais rien sans qu’on l’exige. Il ne
Dans les numéros récents, nous avons mis en œuvre notre l’a jamais fait et ne le fera jamais. Découvrez à quoi les
campagne soutenue pour garder les membres de l’ATU en gens se soumettent sans rien dire et vous aurez découvert
vie et en bonne santé au travail. Bien que la campagne l’ampleur de l’injustice et du tort qui leur sont imposés,
pour de meilleurs postes de travail se poursuive, nous et qui continueront jusqu’à ce qu’on y résiste avec des
réfléchissons aussi à l’avenir de nos membres. paroles, des coups, ou les deux. Les limites des tyrans
sont définies par l’endurance de ceux qu’ils oppriment. »
Pensez à l’Union avant tout comme à votre conseiller en
placement. Ce que nous investissons dans notre avenir, Les 1000 premiers membres qui feront connaître par
c’est ce qui nous protègera plus tard. Luttez maintenant courriel l’auteur de cette citation à communications@atu.
pour votre juste part, ou vous souffrirez plus tard. Nous org participeront à un tirage au sort en vue de gagner une
nous battons maintenant. veste ATU.
28 May/June 2018 | IN TRANSITGardez vos sections locales en position de force. Nous nous Pour se préparer, les sections locales ont d’abord sensibilisé
battons moralement et physiquement. Physiquement les membres sur ces questions. Ils ont rapidement constaté
parce que nous avons besoin d’une juste part de l’argent que bon nombre de nos membres examinent la question
dépensé pour les travailleurs du transport. Moralement, de la privatisation des transports en commun et qu’ils
parce qu’il est immoral pour nos nations de posséder tant sont impatients de s’y attaquer de front.
de richesses et de voler l’argent des travailleurs au profit
de ceux qui sont scandaleusement riches. Ce syndicat
représente votre chance de mener la lutte pour la femme
ou l’homme à côté de vous, en travaillant pour créer un Campagne menée par les membres
monde meilleur pour tous. v Au lieu d’élaborer un plan dans le vide et d’attendre que
les membres passent à l’action, nos sections locales ont
invité des membres de leurs bases syndicales à participer au
processus de planification, leur ont fourni une formation
critique et les ont envoyés en mission.
Gardons le transport en L’équipe d’action multisyndicale de Keep Transit Public
commun public – le combat se s’est mise à l’œuvre et a informé des milliers de collègues
de ce qui se passait réellement dans les coulisses de
poursuit en Ontario Metrolinx. Dans le processus, ils ont établi une liste de
plus d’une centaine de bénévoles!
Au cours de la dernière année, les sections locales du
SUT de l’Ontario ont mené une campagne agressive En collaboration avec SUT Canada et l’International,
pour garder public le transport en commun. ils ont élaboré un bulletin de vote sur le transport en
commun, accordant une note à chaque parti politique
Sous l’égide de l’agence Metrolinx, organisme de de l’Ontario en fonction de leurs politiques ayant une
transport en commun, le gouvernement provincial de incidence sur les travailleurs et les usagers du transport
l’Ontario, dirigé par les libéraux, avait l’intention de en commun. Un seul parti a réussi avec brio : les néo-
dépenser des milliards de dollars pour des projets de démocrates de l’Ontario.
transport, en cours et nouveaux, dans la RGTH. Le
problème? Chaque projet aurait été réalisé en partenariat De là, l’équipe de Keep Transit Public a organisé des
public-privé ou P3. séances de sensibilisation auprès des passagers et de la
communauté, et a commencé à établir des relations
En juin 2018, l’élection provinciale en Ontario a lancé comme jamais auparavant. Ils ont passé les dernières
la prochaine phase de la campagne Keep Transit Public semaines préélectorales à s’assurer que les usagers savaient
(Gardons le transport en commun public). Deux des trois où se situaient les trois principaux partis sur l’enjeu de
principaux partis politiques de la province promettaient garder public le transport en commun.
davantage de privatisation et de compression dans
les services publics dans leurs plateformes et leurs L’équipe a fait pression sur les politiciens au niveau
déclarations publiques. municipal et sur les candidats au niveau provincial pour
qu’ils prennent position et signent une promesse sur
papier afin que le transport en commun reste public. La
liste complète des candidats qui ont signé la promesse est
Les libéraux et les progressistes disponible à l’adresse keeptransitpublic.ca.
appuient la privatisation Keep Transit Public est né du partenariat de plusieurs
Les élus libéraux et les progressistes-conservateurs dirigés syndicats locaux de la RGTH et est soutenu par SUT
par Doug Ford ont clairement laissé entendre qu’ils Canada et l’International. Chaque section locale s’est
appuyaient encore plus la privatisation, notamment la concentrée à mobiliser ses membres et à éduquer
prise en charge du système public de métro de la Toronto les usagers sur leurs objectifs communs, ce qui a
Transit Commission (TCC), qui emploie des milliers de contribué à positionner la campagne à l’avant-plan aux
membres du SUT. yeux des membres.
IN TRANSIT | www.atu.org 29Bien que l’élection d’une majorité progressiste- Les élections municipales approchent
conservatrice ait été décevante, la campagne Keep Transit
Les élections municipales arrivent à grands pas. Suite au
Public, dirigée par les membres, a modifié les discours
travail du SUT, les conseils municipaux de Toronto et de
en Ontario au sujet du transport en commun et de la
Hamilton exigent déjà que le transport en commun dans
sous-traitance.
leurs villes demeure public.
Le mouvement Keep Transit Public utilisera ces victoires
Bâtir des relations plus solides dans le comme base pour modifier localement l’équilibre
transport en commun du pouvoir en octobre. L’équipe se prépare à élire
des candidats qui résisteront à la privatisation et à
Les membres ont établi des relations plus solides avec les l’intimidation provinciale. v
passagers, les groupes communautaires et les représentants
élus. Ils ont contribué à propulser le NPD de l’Ontario de
troisième parti à l’Opposition officielle, où ils offriront
une voix forte et anti-privatisation aux travailleurs et aux
usagers du transport en commun.
Alors que le premier ministre Doug Ford a promis de
« privatiser tout ce qui n’est pas cloué », les sections
locales du SUT et leurs alliés communautaires et
politiques de la province sont mieux préparés que jamais
à lutter contre la privatisation et les compressions dans le
transport en commun.
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