The ATU & ATU Canada sent this letter to the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau on our concerns regarding the Ontario Gov. misuse of the notwithstanding clause. We urge Trudeau to invoke the federal disallowance clause and stop the attack on the Charter Rights of Canadians.
ATU, Transit Union
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Founded in 1892, the ATU works to promote transit issues and fights for the interests of its over 200,000 hard-working members in the U.S. and Canada.
- Thank you @SenSanders for supporting striking @ATULocal689 Transdev workers, @ATUComm and working people across the United States. #TogetherWeFightTogetherWeWin!With a strong union, workers get the basic protections they deserve. Unions like ATU are defending workers every day against the expansion of corporate greed within our transit systems. I support @ATULocal689 in its fight for justice.
- ATU Endorses #BernieSanders for President of the United States! atu.org/media/releases… #FeelTheBern #Bernie2016 #p2
- Recognizing the need for a candidate who stands for working families, can beat Donald Trump and restore civility and respect for the United States, the ATU has endorsed @JoeBiden for President. Read more: bit.ly/ATUendorsesBid… #1u #UnionStrong
- “We trust Nina Turner to fight for our families, support our union, bolster public transit, recover from this pandemic, and deliver for American workers in Congress because of her longstanding history of fighting for our values," Int. Pres. John Costa. #1u
- Our Local 1587-Toronto, ON, GO Transit members on strike are standing strong and united on the picket lines. We will not back down until we get the fair and just contract we deserve! #ATUStrongerTogether #canlab
- Make sure your Thanksgiving is Union-made by purchasing these quality products produced by union members!
- Yesterday in Eugene, OR, ATU Local 757-Portland, OR Prez Shirley Block and members joined Transportation @SecretaryPete and @RepPeterDeFazio (D-OR) on a visit to the Lane Transit District maintenance facility where ATU members work to push the #INVESTAct. #1u #PublicTransit
- We stand in solidarity with our Local 1587-Toronto, ON, members at GO Transit as they fight for the fair and just contract they deserve. #ATUStrongerTogether #canlab #labour #Toronto
- Sounding the alarm on the growing use of microtransit, an app-based, on-demand service, by many of our transit agencies, the ATU has released a new paper, The False Promise of Microtransit.
- Today at Union Station - Washington, DC, @SecretaryPete met with ATU Local 689-Washington, DC Pres. Ray Jackson, Local 1300-Baltimore, MD Pres. Mike McMillan, ATU members, and agency officials to discuss the new federal mask mandate for and other issues impacting transit workers.






















