Podcasts about amalgamated transit union local

Carlos Andrade, Vice President of Government and Union Services at ABOC, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the importance of financial literacy for union apprentices.  Raymond Jackson, President and Business Agent of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his experience with the Local Union and the impact of privatization on the transit industry.

If you think traffic and travel are bad now, it might not compare to what awaits if Guelph Transit workers go on strike, or are locked out by the City. It could be worse. In so much as these things never happen at the best possible time, it might be even worse for Guelph Transit now as they hit new ridership records and try to justify increased expenses as City Hall is looking to save pennies. So is transit job action a foregone conclusion? You may remember the last time there was job action around Transit. It was late summer 2014 and Guelph ended up going more than two weeks without a transit system. Ten years ago, the city was different. This was before the 99 Mainline, before Conestoga was more of a draw, and before Guelph Transit broke two different ridership records in the same year. A shutdown stemming from job action will throw all that progress away. So what's at stake? Basically, the workers are looking for a cost of living increase and a pathway to a better work-life balance. Driving around town is hard enough, but trying to put a happy face on City policy, maintaining customer service, proctoring fares and helping people find their way using an app that Transit has no investment in? Is it so surprising that workers are looking for a raise? Scott Bate, who is the president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1189, will join us this week to lend some insight into these matters. He will tell us about a day in the life of a transit worker, what they're bargaining for, and why they don't plan on accepting any concessions from management. He will also talk about what's going to happen when time runs out for the no-board report, and why they're trying to get the word out early about a potential job action. So let's talk about job action on this week's edition of the Guelph Politicast! The no-board report expires on November 7 at which point the union can strike, the City can lock them out, or the whole thing might go to arbitration. So what way is it going to go? We'll have to wait and see, so stay tuned to Guelph Politico for any updates and keep on an eye on the social media feeds of both the City of Guelph and Guelph Transit respectively. The host for the Guelph Politicast is Podbean. Find more episodes of the Politicast here, or download them on your favourite podcast app at Apple, TuneIn and Spotify. Also, when you subscribe to the Guelph Politicast channel and you will also get an episode of Open Sources Guelph every Monday, and an episode of End Credits every Friday.

We are in the middle of a resurgence of organized labor in the US. From Amazon workers to auto workers and grad students to baristas at Starbucks, everyone is getting in on the action! One of the big reasons workers are so hot to get that union card is because of… you guessed it, healthcare! Today we're going to be talking union healthcare plans – how they work and how workers have managed to use collective bargaining to resist the national erosion of healthcare access. Most importantly, we're going to take a deep dive into why, even with better healthcare, unions have been leaders in the fight for Medicare for All, and how they might save the rest of us from corporate healthcare hell. Our guest Jim McGee has spent his entire career working in union health benefits, starting with the Plumbers and Pipefitters local he belonged to in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. For the past 20 years, he has been the administrator of the health benefits plan for Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689. He's on the steering committee for the labor campaign for single payer healthcare, and he's joining us today from Bethesda, MD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNFBkHBrpUY Show Notes Jim educates us on the two types of union health plans: Unionized workers with a single employer (think nurses or teachers) earn employer-sponsored health benefits much like unorganized workplaces, but the cost and benefit sets of those plans can be negotiated if the workforce is unionized. Taft-Hartley plans are multiemployer plans that are jointly managed by multiple companies and the union within the same industry. The workers pay while they're working to have health insurance when they're not. Taft Hartleys exist in industries where there's a lot of turnover, like the building trades. A worker may have many different employers and many periods of unemployment over their careers. Typically both those options sound a lot better than what your average non-union worker is getting from their employer, though they are still subject to same rising costs and economic pressures as every other health insurance plan. Given that union members are more likely to have health coverage than non-union workers, it's interesting that unions have been at the forefront of the movement for Medicare for all. Many unions come from a rich progressive tradition that looks past the short term to the long term value of guaranteed healthcare for all workers. Jim also shares that the unions that are more exposed to competitive pressure in their environment are more likely to be supportive of Medicare for All. This is especially evident in less urban areas where locals are facing more non-union competition. Jim notes that throughout his career, healthcare has been #1 cause of strikes. Taking it off the table would not only benefit the workers, it would benefit their entire community. Small businesses and non-union employers that offer poorer or no healthcare benefits to their employees often stay afloat on the backs of the unionized employers in their community that do offer good health benefits; this is an inquitable and unsustainable system. Speaking of strikes, graduate student workers at Boston University are on strike right now over healthcare benefits among other things. Not only would Medicare for All take health insurance off the negotiating table (making more room for workers to bargain for pay, safety and other benefits), it would take away a the ability of employers to weaponize health insurance to break strikes; solidarity can crumble quickly when the employer stops paying those premiums at the first of the month. Follow and Support the Pod! Don't forget to like this episode and subscribe to The Medicare for All Podcast on  Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform! This show is a project of the Healthcare NOW Education Fund! If you want to support our work, you can donate at our website, healthcare-now.org.

At the outset of Episode 31, today's passing of a longtime friend, Mike Willis of Vancouver, and his struggle with addiction is sadly recounted. Mike wrestled as Dropkick Murphy, a welcome presence in any locker room. A 2-time Canadian Jr. Heavyweight champion, he was a standout in the revival of pro wrestling events at Hastings Racecourse and Casino. For more on his passing, see this SLAM!Wrestling story by Greg Oliver. 12:26 Part 2- This week members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 are casting ballots after the City made a final offer for a new contract. Some members aren't happy with the way negotiations were handled and aren't so sure the union leadership can be trusted when they recommended a 'Yes' vote. The "Report on Financial Impropriety" that a few drivers have seen outlines why: A) The City had made allegations about possible wage overpayments to certain union officials in 2021-22 when representing the union at certain Committee meetings, and potential 'double dipping'' by them submitting time slips to the City for committee attendance and to ATU. B) The then-ATU leadership were told by the International Vice President that members should only be told AFTER the union elections in December 2022. C) Some of the officials under scrutiny were then elected to senior union positions, and the lid has slammed shut on any further discussion of the scandal with ATU members, claiming 'the matter has been resolved'. Not so fast, says the report, penned by the former ATU President. You'll hear how, "if confirmed by City officials" the implications of the double dipping includes: inflating pensionable hours, the Union and City each paying CPP, EI and Workers Comp premiums, and " a real of perceived Conflict of Interest when top officials of the union are able to conceal misconduct which... would have resulted in termination of employment (for) an ordinary employee". Listen to the conclusions reached in the report, asserting that three officials "concealed the truth from the Union and the City"; "fraudulently claimed payment from the union for time already paid by the City"; and "took advantage" of the Union and City not coordinating payments for committee work. TGCTS heard from 2 drivers on this. One felt it was a minor issue and expressed confidence in the officials. However, another noted, “The meetings that happened last week were close to erupting. Arguing and people shouting . Blaming each other and almost coming to blows .” As for the union leaders, "The very people double dipping got voted into positions of power... They also seem too eager to accept what the city has offered. Whilst the membership is prepared to go on strike. "We think that the city has probably applied pressure. Get this deal through and we'll take no further action . But because the people under investigation are the people that would now be handling the investigation." * News Tips/Sponsorships/Interac donations: martygoldlive@gmail.com 33:39 Part 3- A preview of upcoming episodes: - Obby Khan's apology to the Jewish Community, and how the Free Press only told half the story as the Tory MLA continues to face challenges to make his actions to fight antisemitism match his words - More unexpected twists and turns in the story of the Langside 4 and their accused killer - Rigged City bike lane planning gets significant pushback - Year end interviews being lined up! ******** TGCTS podcasts and ActionLine.ca informs the public about public affairs issues and concerns with insight, analysis and information that you can count on. There's no government subsidies, trust funds or inherited wealth behind this work. It's hard work done to protect your interests- that's what is driving our efforts to ensure a viable alternative to MSM in Winnipeg. We need your help us meet our $1800 goal in December Via PayPal- ⁠paypal.com/paypalme/MartyGoldMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: A restaurant in Georgia is charging a “Bad Parenting Fee” to customers whose children they have deemed too unruly and disruptive. A bevy of non-alcoholic beverages made by alcohol producers are hitting shelves, and the number of “sober-curious” people buying them up is growing. This fall marks the 10-year anniversary of Hamilton Health Sciences Mobile Cancer Screening Coach, a unique cancer screening program offered on a 45-foot-long coach bus that travels the region providing free cancer screening tests and support to quit smoking in communities with low cancer screening rates. A Liberal MP has quietly introduced a bill that would remove the 156-year-old requirement to swear an oath to the King as a condition of sitting in Parliament or a provincial legislature. The rumblings in the background of negotiations between the city and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107 have gradually been catching more attention as the possibility of a transit strike looms. Should Doug Ford undo the Strong Mayor changes he has brought to Ontario? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Sarah Kate, founder of Some Good Clean Fun, a website covering and promoting non-alcoholic drinks and alcohol-free lifestyle. Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Neil Johnson, vice president of oncology for Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) and regional vice president for the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Cancer program, Ontario Health – Cancer Care Ontario. Sam Routley, PhD Candidate with the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario; Bylines in The National Post, The Conversation and The Hill Times; expertise in Canadian political institutions, political leadership, political culture and Conservatism,and how Canadians relate to the Monarchy. Eric Tuck, President, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 107. John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer. Host – Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

Metro Transit employees have voted to authorize a strike. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 represents about 2,000 employees, including bus drivers, the people who maintain the light rail tracks, the call center and more. The vote was overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike, with 94% voting yes — though it doesn't mean a strike will happen. For more, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Ryan Timlin, president of the union representing Metro Transit workers.

There have been lots of changes to help move buses around Halifax Regional Municipality more efficiently in the past few years. But in spite of the dedicated lanes and turning signals, Halifax Transit has been reducing services because of labour issues. They are about 100 operators short of meeting their optimal numbers and the union has some thoughts. Shane O'Leary is the President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508. He says members have gone two years without a contract and keeping workers has been a real struggle for the utility. He says it comes down to safety and remuneration.

Guest: Steve Bradshaw, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 569, representing Edmonton Transit workers

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Canada aims to get significantly more immigrants but we have such a dearth of housing so what are we going to do? They are going to come to Hamilton and we don't want to expand our urban boundary, but we don't want to densify within the current boundary so where is the middle ground here? The West End Home Builders Association join the show. It is also time for more union gong shows coming for Ontario! After ATU International and ATU Canada held a press conference at Queens Park to pressure Metrolinx to meet for negotiations immediately in hopes of ending the GO Transit strike, Metrolinx has agreed to meet ahead of schedule. What is the basis of the strike? Scott speaks with Rob Cormier, president of ATU Local 1587. Henry Jacek also joins to fill us in on what happened with the Health Ministers meeting the federal government. Europe is bracing for an influx of Ukrainian migrants as Russia continues to attack infrastructure. Post-Soviet expert Matthew Light joins Scott to lay down the foundation of what's happening currently in Kyiv. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Rob Cormier, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1587. Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University. Mike Collins-Williams, CEO, West End Home Builders Association. Matthew Light, Associate professor of criminology and sociological studies, affiliated faculty, centre for European, Russian and Eurasian studies, University of Toronto. Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

Guest: Steve Bradshaw, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 569, representing Edmonton Transit workers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sheila Gunn Reid on our petition to force Joe Biden's hand in building the Keystone XL pipeline; Tamara Ugolini on how the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107 in Hamilton is challenging the city's vaccine policy.

AFL-CIO Government Affairs Director Bill Samuel rejoined the AWF Union Podcast today to provide an update on President Biden's Build Back Better budget reconciliation bill, the new U.S. Supreme Court vacancy and the potential for voting laws to change.  Amalgamated Transit Union Local 627 President and Business Agent Troy Miller made his debut on the podcast today. He spoke about how a sales tax increase passed last year provided the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority with an additional $50 million in funding, which led to the best contract Local 627 has signed in years. 

Denver in Decay. Very special guest: Lance Longenbohn, President of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001, joins us to discuss his experience with RTD. We stand with him and his union in focusing on these issues in downtown Denver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Steven Del Duca, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. This week, the Ontario Liberals promised that they would give you money back on your purchase of winter tires should they be elected. The program, dubbed " The Ontario Liberal Winter Tire Tax Credit", would offer $75 per winter tire or $300 for a set of four wheels. They are promoting it as a road safety and money saving move for Ontarians. So, what do you think about this idea? ---- TTC RIDERS CAN EXPECT ROUTE CUTS/CHANGES AND LONGER WAIT TIMES AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK

Patrick Madden hosted this Tuesday's episode of Louisiana Considered. The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Environment Reporter Mark Schleifsteinexplains how Hurricane Ida caused environmental damage in Louisiana. More than 2,300 possible chemical leaks and spills were reported to authorities after the storm. WWNO/WRKF Public Health Reporter Rosemary Westwood reports on public calls for new measures to protect seniors residing in independent-living seniors' apartment complexes from the effects of hurricanes after a dozen seniors died of heat exhaustion following Hurricane Ida. To honor the life and legacy of New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival founder George Wein, who passed away Monday, we listen to a 2015 interview by Mark Cave for the Historic New Orleans Collection. WWNO City Hall Reporter Ryan Nelsenreports on protests staged by the union that represents employees of the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority. The union is demanding extra pay for city bus drivers who shuttled seniors out of hot apartment buildings after Hurricane Ida. The union is also demanding the resignation of the RTA's chief executive, Alex Wiggins, and the reinstatement of Amalgamated Transit Union Local #1560 President Valerie Jefferson as an RTA employee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Although women are contributing to the transformation of public transport, they frequently remain less visible and their role in making transit safer, more inclusive, and sustainable is not always acknowledged. Today’s guest is Inessa M. Vitko, the Chief Operations Officer of CTRAN in Vancouver, Washington. Inessa leads C-TRAN’s largest department, which includes all fixed-route and paratransit operators, plus dispatchers, field supervisors, customer service representatives, and other employees. She has spent more than a decade in the transit industry, and her previous experience includes work in budgeting and grants, operations, and customer communications. For the better part of 2020, Inessa has been primarily concerned with navigating her team through the pandemic and readying them for C-TRAN’s second BRT (Bus Rapid Transit Line), major technology upgrades, and internal restructuring. In her 14 years in the industry, one of the things that Inessa is most proud of has been the strong relationships she has built with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757, which allows them to make changes collaboratively, including protecting jobs through the current crisis. In this episode, Inessa shares what a typical day as a COO looks like, why she chose the transit industry, and how being a woman in the transit industry has affected her. We also dive into the importance of standing up to sexism, the state of diversity in the industry, and how COVID has affected her as a woman in a position of leadership. Tune in today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Steve Bradshaw, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 569. 

Broadcast on June 4, 2020 Hosted by Chris Garlock & Elise Bryant, President, Coalition of Labor Union Women This week's guests: RYAN TIMLIN, President, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota TERRY MELVIN, President, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists YANIRA MERINO, President, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement PLUS: Listeners call in to join the conversation. Music: Tracy Chapman, Talkin' Bout a Revolution Produced by Chris Garlock; engineering by Katea Stitt

New York City Council Member I. Daneek Miller is the representative for Council District 27 in Southeast Queens and its communities of Cambria Heights, Hollis, Jamaica, St. Albans, Queens Village, and Springfield Gardens.Prior to beginning his tenure at the Council in 2014, Daneek was a prominent figure in the labor movement, fighting for both public transit commuters and working families as the President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056.For More info Please visithttps://council.nyc.gov/district-27/

Host Sarah Fenske talked to Reginald Howard, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 788 about the safety procedures Metro Transit has implemented following the coronavirus outbreak. During the show included audio from Ron Klein, the executive director of the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission, who talked about what the local taxi business is doing to ensure clean safety practices for riders. Also included were two callers who voiced their own questions and concerns about public transportation during the pandemic.

Thousands of people in the St. Louis region depend on Metro Transit’s 83 total MetroBus routes and 46 miles of MetroLink tracks to get where they need to go every day. But on Monday, many of those transit users were left waiting at their usual stops for many minutes, some even for hours, as expected public transportation vehicles did not arrive. The transit agency cited a driver shortage early Monday as the cause of the delays, putting out a statement that read, in part, “Due to an unusually high number of MetroBus operators already calling off work and declining to work extra assignments, we anticipate that we will not be in position to deliver the normally high quality service the region has come to expect every day.” In this episode, host Sarah Fenske hears from riders who ran into snafus on Monday – and also talks with Catina Wilson, vice president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 788, and St. Louis Public Radio digital reporter Kae Petrin.

Rep. Barbara Comstock discusses how changing the pay structure for Metro's unionized workers could help the transit agency close up some of its budgetary holes. And Jackie Jeter, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, offers a counterpoint from the perspective or organized labor.

Big week. Let’s just call this one our second annual Supreme Court round-up, where, naturally, we focus on only two cases: gay marriage and Obamacare II. It’s made awesome by our special guest, Steve Vladeck. This show’s links: Steve Vladeck’s faculty profile and writing Oral Argument 22: Nine Brains in a Vat (guest Dahlia Lithwick) Obergefell v. Hodges Oral Argument 40: The Split Has Occurred (about Judge Sutton’s gay marriage opinion) and Oral Argument 32: Go Figure (guest Lori Ringhand) (about Judge Posner’s gay marriage opinion), both episodes containing ample links concerning the issue San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez Oral Argument 30: A Filled Milk Caste, containing discussion and links concerning United States v. Carolene Products Co. Brown v. Board of Education; see also What Brown v. Board of Education Should Have Said (Jack Balkin, ed.) Town of Greece v. Galloway; Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment Reed v. Reed Boumediene v. Bush Lochner v. New York; Dred Scott v. Sanford King v. Burwell City of Arlington v. FCC, Roberts’ dissenting regarding the application of Chevron v. NRDC Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1309 v. Laidlaw Transit Services, one of the cases about “not less than seven days” Adam Zimmerman, Chevron after King v. Burwell (the comments to which feature thoughts from listener Asher) Shelby County v. Holder Steward Machine Co. v. Davis Special Guest: Steve Vladeck.

This Week's Show: LouddMouth Radio Network Covers the MARTA Transit Vote in Clayton County, Georgia with organizational partners & leaders collaborating as the "Friends of Clayton Transit Coalition headquartered in Riverdale, Georgia.  Friends of Clayton Transit Coalition is only one day away from eye witnessing the return of jobs, return of transit and the entry of MARTA to Clayton County, Georgia. The Friends of Clayton Transit- newly coined "The Clayton Model" has become one of the most historic collaborative models of unlikely allies within multiple disciplines strategically working together for the common good of Clayton County. This comprised group of businesses, grass root organizations and community involvement have implemented grass root campaigns and has advocated multiple policies for 4 years united in a share space with a shared mission. Founder & President of Friends of Clayton Transit Coalition: Roberta Abdul Salaam, National AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre, Katie Foster of AFL-CIO Georgia, Deborah Scott of Georgia STAND-UP, Fredrick Hicks of Friends of Clayton Transit Coalition, Reginald Davis of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 732, Brionte McCorkle of Georgia Sierra Club.