Category: Policy

Live Telephone Town Hall with President Hanley, Sun., April 27

Join ATU President Hanley this Sunday, April 27 at 7pm EST for a live telephone town hall to discuss the May Transit Action Month campaign. Through this campaign ATU locals and members will reach out to riders across North America to let them know we stand with them in the fight for more, better and safer …

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May Is Transit Action Month!

May will be a month of action, excitement and mobilization, the likes of which have never been seen in ATU history. Hear details from President Hanley at LIVE webcasts TOMORROW (Wed., April 23) @ 7pm ET or 10pm ET. Click here to join the webcast tomorrow: http://new.livestream.com/ATUTV. Throughout May members will be reaching out to riders …

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President Hanley Testifies Before Congress

International President Larry Hanley

Citing exploding urban populations, worsening traffic jams, young people forgoing cars and stressed public transit systems, Larry Hanley, international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, called on the House Transportation Committee to set forth a major urban transportation agenda at the first hearing on the reauthorization of the transportation funding bill. Speaking on behalf of …

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