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FCM Releases Public Transit Platform ahead of Federal Election

Election 2019: Building better lives through better transit

AUGUST 21, 2019 -- ATU Canada is proud to stand with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in advocating for better transit. The Public Transit Platform, released Wednesday, echoes the message that is central to ATU Canada’s National Transit Strategy: the federal government must invest in a permanent federal funding mechanism to grow transit infrastructure and support transit operation.

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Canada’s Largest Transit Union Calls for a National Operator Safety and Pedestrian Protection Act in the wake of Brutal Assault on a Bus Driver in Hamilton

HAMILTON, JULY 10, 2019 -- ATU Canada President John Di Nino is calling for reform after a vicious assault on a GO Transit bus operator in Hamilton.

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Public transit in Ontario requires dedicated operational funding, not provincial ownership

TORONTO, JUNE 4, 2019—The Getting Ontario Moving Act was passed in the Ontario legislature today and the President of the Amalgamated Transit Union says

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Deputies searching for man who attacked Lynx bus driver
Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for suspect who attacked a bus driver before he got off the vehicle last month. — Oct 16
Mall owners hope half of American Dream's visitors will opt for public transportation
With some of the country's most congested highways located in the Meadowlands, mall officials have been working to create options that'll get visitors out of their cars and on to mass transit. — Oct 15
Privatisation has damaged the economy, says Australian Consumer Chief
Selling public assets has created unregulated monopolies that hurt productivity and damage the economy, according to Australia's consumer and competition tsar, who says he is on the verge of becoming a privatisation opponent. — Oct 13
Jacksonville Local calling on Congress to protect public transit drivers
“Society has gotten to the point where its unsafe, in a lot of cases we’re sitting ducks.” — Oct 13
Another day, another attack on a bus driver
The latest attack was in Dayton, OH, where a bus driver was punched by two women over a fare dispute. — Oct 11

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