ATU Canada

• Ontario NDP, ATU Canada increase calls for funding, staffing for transit safety

  Ontario's New Democrats and a national labour union are calling for increased funding and staffing for public transit amid recent high-profile violent incidents in Toronto.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2023
  
• 3 men, 2 women killed in shooting at Vaughan, Ont., condo building: police

  York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween said officers encountered a “horrific scene” with five deceased victims having been shot and killed in three separate units on Sunday.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2022
  
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• Saskatoon Transit cancellations a result of poor preparedness: ATU Canada president

  Saskatoon Transit director Jim McDonald has said bus cancellations and disruptions are the result of supply chain issues for replacement parts.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2022
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• ‘We are in crisis’: Transit worker unions call for more protection after violent assaults

  The union representing TTC workers -- ATU Local 113 and the national ATU Canada held a press conference to discuss the increasing number of assaults against transit workers.

  Crime

  Feb 23, 2022
• HSR drivers call for increased safety measures on Hamilton buses, prioritization in vaccine rollout

  The head of Hamilton's transit union is urging the city to reduce passenger capacity on HSR buses and implement a 'no exceptions' policy to the mandatory mask rule.

  News

  Apr 23, 2021
• Union calls for changes to protect operators in wake of Hamilton GO bus driver assault

  The president of ATU Canada is calling for changes after a GO bus driver was assaulted in downtown Hamilton.

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2019
• Kelowna rally to stop bus driver assaults

  Bus drivers from across Canada banded together with Kelowna drivers to call for a stop to bus driver assaults.

  Jun 8, 2016