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Lakeshore firefighters deal with a fire in Belle River, Windsor police still seek four people wanted in a violent home invasion, and ATU Local 616 files a complaint over cuts made to the tunnel bus. All the evening headlines on the go.

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.

LaborPress Radio Daily 11-25-24 - ATU 1181-1061 Chief Of Staff Carolyn Rinaldi Accepts LaborPress Leadership AwardFrom LaborPress.org: New York, NY – Carolyn Rinaldi, Chief of Staff at ATU Local 1181-1061, is an individual who, over her diversified career, has worked hard to bring about positive change in each position she has held Link. to the full Q and A with Ms. Rinaldi - https://www.laborpress.org/carolyn-rinaldi-working-to-improve-in-everything-she-does/

LaborPress Radio Daily 11-25-24 - ATU 1181-1061 Chief Of Staff Carolyn Rinaldi Accepts LaborPress Leadership AwardFrom LaborPress.org: New York, NY – Carolyn Rinaldi, Chief of Staff at ATU Local 1181-1061, is an individual who, over her diversified career, has worked hard to bring about positive change in each position she has held Link. to the full Q and A with Ms. Rinaldi - https://www.laborpress.org/carolyn-rinaldi-working-to-improve-in-everything-she-does/

On this episode of The Alex Pierson Podcast, our host Alex Pierson takes on the major stories of the day, in her own unique way. In this episode, Alex speaks with: Mark Weber, National President of Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal party flipping their position when it comes to immigration in this country and the major holes that exist within our own border security. Marvin Alfred - President of ATU Local 113 about a major collision with a TTC bus and a stolen BMW that was speeding in the intersection of Bathurst and Wilson in Toronto. Lily Cheng - Toronto Councillor for Ward 18- Willowdale about a very heated and emotional debate in Toronto city council about including a Christian Heritage Month for the city to celebrate in December, and why certain Councillors are against the idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: TORONTO BRACES FOR A POTENTIAL TTC STRIKE Marissa Lennox is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, and John Sewell, a former Mayor of Toronto, and Councillor Stephen Holyday, Etobicoke Centre and a TTC board member. This week: Residents are bracing for a potential TTC strike starting Friday and as we heard from ATU Local 113 President Marvin Alfred, this isn't just about higher pay for TTC workers...And, then on the show we discuss a study by Geotab that shows just how much travel times on the Gardiner Expressway have increased since construction began there. THE INSURANCE COST OF STOLEN VEHICLES IN ONTARIO Marissa Lennox is now joined by Amanda Dean, Insurance Bureau of Canada's Vice President of Ontario and Atlantic and Detective Greg O'Conner with Peel Regional Police. The Insurance Bureau of Canada released a report this week detailing the eye-popping costs of auto theft claims in major cities across Ontario. We also hear from Peel Regional Police about how they are working with the CBSA to crack down on this crime at the ports. 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY: REFLECTIONS FROM GENERAL RICHARD ROHMER In honour of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, we replay our conversation with the Honourary Lt. General Richard Rohmer from two years ago on his reflection of the invasion of Normandy which he partook in on June 6, 1944. This week, General Rohmer along with other Canadian veterans are in Normandy, France to mark the anniversary.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM TICK BITES Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, an internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. As of July 31st, Ontario will end its wastewater surveillance program which played an important role during the height of the pandemic and has proven useful in tracking other infectious diseases out there. Meanwhile, it's tick season and our doctors explain the importance of protecting yourself from potential bites. ATU LOCAL 113 PRESIDENT MARVIN ALFRED ON WHERE THINGS STAND WITH THE TTC AND POTENTIAL STRIKE THIS FRIDAY Libby Znaimer is now joined by Kristine Hubbard, Operations Manager Beck Taxi Limited and Sid Khan with Toronto Pearson Airport Taxi and limousine followed by Marvin Alfred, President of ATU Local 113. This Friday, there's a chance that TTC workers could be going on strike and with so much uncertainty about how long that could go on for, commuters are having to prepare for alternative methods of transportation to get to work and everywhere else. Wheel-trans will reportedly continue to operate if a strike does indeed take place. Meanwhile, we hear from the union president about what their demands are.

As the deadline draws closer every day, it's looking more and more like thousands of TTC workers could be hitting the picket line on June 7th as a deal with the TTC has yet to be locked in. Could over 2 million daily riders be left without transportation? Host Alex Pierson is joined by the president of ATU Local 113, the union representing the TTC workers, Marvin Alfred. Marvin explains why the negotiations haven't been successful yet, why the workers feel they need to protest and what it could mean for the City of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the full 5-5-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Audio from Labor Notes 2024. UAW wins big at Volkswagen in Chatanooga! Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, fights his firing for union activity in court. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. laborradionetwork.org #laborradionetwork #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong

Greg Brady speaks with Marvin Alfred, president of ATU Local 113, which represents the workers who operate and maintain the TTC, about why workers have voted in favour of a strike mandate, While no strike date has been set, negotiations are ongoing. However, the union said its members are prepared for a “full withdrawal of service” if no progress is made.

Greg Brady speaks with Marvin Alfred, president of ATU Local 113, which represents the workers who operate and maintain the TTC, about why workers have voted in favour of a strike mandate, While no strike date has been set, negotiations are ongoing. However, the union said its members are prepared for a “full withdrawal of service” if no progress is made.

Earlier this week, the Amalgamated Transit Union in Saskatoon voiced worries about an increase in violence on busses in the city. Darcy Pederson, president of ATU Local 615 discusses this rise in aggressive incidents with Evan.

This is the full 4-14-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.  Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, former elected shop steward and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, wins his court fight for free speech and labor rights for transit workers.  Carl Rosen of UE, Jackson Potter of CTU and others discuss the growing movement for a ceasefire in Gaza in the U.S. labor movement. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page...   laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. laborradionetwork.org  #laborradionetwork  #LaborRadioPod  #1u  #UnionStrong 

This is the full 3-31-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, former elected shop steward and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, fights his firing by CTA and his unlawful arrest by the Chicago police. Les Leopold discusses his new book Wall Street's War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What to Do About It. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. laborradionetwork.org #laborradionetwork #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Get ready, we are one day away from the Grey Cup partying getting fully underway in downtown Hamilton. Why are children in newcomer families in East Hamilton developing health issues like Type 2 diabetes? As we prepare to be awash with Grey Cup festivities, the ATU strike continues with neither the city nor the union ready to budge: what needs to be done here? Look, up in the sky: It's bird! It's a plane! It's… some astronauts' toolbox, and it's lost in space! But we should be able to see it from Earth. The meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden is getting underway in San Francisco. Yesterday, Mayor Andrea Horwath released a statement regarding the ongoing strike by ATU Local 107. Now, we get response from Eric Tuck. Writing in the National Post, Kheiriddin says that it is only Trudeau's vanity that is keeping the Carbon Tax alive. A new poll from Leger reveals what has been building up for some time: there is ‘widespread dissatisfaction” with our Prime Minister. Guests: Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton as well as host of The 5th Quarter which follows every Tiger-Cats game on 900 CHML Dr. Sonia Anand, Associate Vice-President of Global Health at McMaster University Larry DiIanni, former Mayor of Hamilton Paul Delaney. Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Science - Department of Physics & Astronomy at York University Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Eric Tuck, President, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 107 Tasha Kheiriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion'; Author of The Right Path Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger Scott Radley, Host of the Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson 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

Sam and Emma host Raymond Jackson, President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, to discuss the recent strike by Loudoun County Transit workers in Virginia. Then, they are joined by Helena Bottemiller Evich, founder of the publication Food Fix, to discuss the recent developments within the FDA and the issues surrounding Abbott's baby formula. First, Emma and Sam run through updates on Trump's pleading of the fifth for the 400th time, the AP African American course updates, Nikki Haley launching her run for the GOP nomination in 2024, Hochul siding with her corporate lobbyists once again, and the previous abuses of the cops that killed Tyre Nichols, before parsing through Biden's State Department's refusal to acknowledge the apartheid and oppression faced by Palestinian people. Raymond Jackson then joins as he dives into the context of ATU Local 689's strike as it reaches its third week, with Keolis taking over Loudoun Transit in 2021 and promptly cutting health benefits and forcing workers into outrageous workloads, all while serving the richest county in the US. After walking through the one-sided bargaining that has taken place in the wake of the takeover, Jackson discusses the other transit strikes inspired by Keolis's takeovers, before they wrap up the interview by exploring the various ways to support Local 689 both from Virginia and afar. Helena Bottemiller-Evich then dives into the recent announcement of a major reorganization of the FDA amidst intense scrutiny over their food management, tackling the baby-formula drama that put this issue front and center, and why, despite decades of dysfunction, this issue only just came to a breaking point. They discuss the impact of Donald Trump's takedown of the administrative state, and why it didn't impact the revolving door of drug-focused administrators, before taking a step back to look at the much greater issues that faced the FDA's actual attempts to regulate food, particularly in terms of its funding and relationship to the industry it supposedly regulates. Wrapping up, Helena, Sam, and Emma tackle the recent updates to FDA regulation, including taking heavy metals out of baby food, and how to bolster the US' ability to regulate the food industry. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma discuss Donald Trump staking out his violently transphobic agenda, the major PACs that stand in line with him, Lindsay Graham's defense of supporting Trump despite his agenda being mirrored across the GOP, and Jonah from Montreal discusses Crowder's legacy in Canada. Chris from the Twin Cities dives into the dangers of increasing transphobic policy, Ben Shapiro wishes Black people would just comply with the Police's conflicting commands, Tony discusses the challenge of balancing means-tested social welfare with low-income budget changes, and H. Jon Benjamin has a heart to heart with Sam about the issues he brings to the Bob's Burgers studio, plus, your calls and IMs! Get more information on the ATU strike here: https://www.atulocal689.org/ Check out Food Fix here: https://foodfix.co/ Help the Rees family here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-baby-willy?s=09 Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today's sponsors: LiquidIV: Cooler weather makes it easier to miss signs of dehydration like overheating or perspiration, which means it's even more important to keep your body properly hydrated. Liquid I.V. contains 5 essential vitamins—more Vitamin C than an orange and as much potassium as a banana. Healthier than sugary sports drinks, there are no artificial flavors or preservatives and less sugar than an apple. Grab your favorite Liquid I.V. flavors nationwide at Walmart or you can get 20% off when you go to https://www.liquid-iv.com/ and use code MAJORITYREP at checkout. That's 20% off ANYTHING you order when you get better hydration today using promo code MAJORITYREP at https://www.liquid-iv.com/. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

Its The Rush with Reshmi Nair and Bob Reid filling in for Scott MacArthur. Thousands gather for funeral of a Barrie-born OPP officer today. Another violent incident occurs on the TTC. Reshmi and Bob play Buy or Sell with 2023's hottest tech innovations. We take your calls on whether you should tell your children to tell the truth. Reshmi and Bob speak with Marvin Alfred, ATU Local 113 President, on the 2023 TTC budget announcement. 

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

ATU Local 1777 reaches another strong tentative agreement. Today's labor quote: Sandy Feldman. Today's labor history: Battle of Blair Mountain.   @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @ATUComm @ATULocal689 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

ATU Local 1777 reaches another strong tentative agreement. Today's labor quote: Sandy Feldman. Today's labor history: Battle of Blair Mountain.   @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @ATUComm @ATULocal689 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

ATU Local 689 MetroAccess workers reach tentative agreement with Transdev, ending nine-day strike Today's labor quote: Raymond Jackson. Today's labor history: MLB players strike over salary caps.   @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @ATULocal689 @ATUComm #UnionStrong Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

ATU Local 689 MetroAccess workers reach tentative agreement with Transdev, ending nine-day strike Today's labor quote: Raymond Jackson. Today's labor history: MLB players strike over salary caps.   @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @ATULocal689 @ATUComm #UnionStrong Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Landis Larson, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the North Dakota AFL-CIO, joined the AWF Union Podcast and discussed how low wages have hurt workers within the state. He also discussed the Federation's push to help working families with the cost of childcare.   Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 788 President and Business Agent Reginald Howard appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and discussed the status of contract negotiations.

Broadcast on August 4, 2022 Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith On the picketline at the Hubbard Road MetroAccess strike against Transdev by members of ATU Local 689. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Kahlia Chapman. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @ATULocal689

Broadcast on February 3, 2022 Hosted by Chris Garlock February 4 is Transit Equity Day and ATU Local 689 President Raymond Jackson and Labor Network For Sustainability Maryland Director Elizabeth Bunn join us to talk about why transit affects working people the most. Then, Where Do Grocery Prices Come From? Corporate consolidation and profiteering, that's where; Errol Schweizer, host of The Checkout Podcast, explains. Finally, there's a brand-new book out this month, "Revolutionary Nonviolence, Organizing for Freedom", and one of the authors, Michael Honey, joins us to discuss the philosophy and power of nonviolent organizing, and how to build and sustain effective social movements. Today's music: Woke Up This Morning by The Freedom Singers. Plus labor news headlines: Center For American Progress Staffers Threaten To Strike Amid Contract Fight; U.S. Labor board official seeks swift punishment for anti-union threats; NWSL, NWSLPA Agree to 1st CBA in League History; Minimum Salaries, More Addressed; Starbucks union push spreads to 54 stores in 19 states; The NLRB accused Amazon of illegally threatening, surveilling, and interrogating workers over union organizing at a New York warehouse; Genesee Co-op FCU Congratulates Employees on Joining Communication Workers of America Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Kaliah Chapman and Ciera Shine. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod #TransitEquity @LN4S @labor4sustainability @labor4sustainability @checkoutradio

Libby Znaimer is joined by Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, followed by Dr. Alon Vaisman,

#LaborRadioPod Happy Labor Day, working people! Unfortunately, we aren't able to gather at our annual Labor Day picnic this year (though we ARE holding a virtual #LaborDay celebration - find out more about it at https://tinyurl.com/eudbbdwj.)  A few local working people are still getting together and talk about what they do and how they do it, though. A stage hand  (IATSE Local 28 - https://www.iatse28.org/ - member Jane Chorazy) An educator (Evergreen Education Association - https://www.eeaoffice.com/ - member Marj Hogan) And a bus driver (ATU Local 757 - https://www.atu757.org/ - member Jim Bennett) join Shannon and Harold to discuss what's in the "kit" they use at work. Looking at the difference in their professions, their kits must be pretty different as well, right? Maybe... Maybe not! Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at podcast@swwaclc.org and let us know what you think about the show, and what you'd like to hear in future episodes! (We really mean that! The idea for this episode came from a working person right here in our community who's also one of our guests!) We're a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network - find more radio shows and podcasts that speak to working people about working people's issues at www.LaborRadioNetwork.org.

Mark Beeching, with ATU Local 1724, which represents 700 HandyDART workers in the Lower Mainland.

This is episode 51, “Public Option, Unions, Obligation, Part 2.“ My guest, James McGee, has spent his career in and around collectively bargained benefit plans, especially health care plans. He has primarily worked on union benefit plans, which are technically known as Taft-Hartley plans.  Mr. McGee recently retired after 17 years working for the Transit Employees' Health & Welfare Fund as its Executive Director. The Fund provides the health care benefits for the active and retired members of ATU Local 689 employed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). In this role, he become acutely aware of the deficiencies of our current health care system and began to take an active role in organizations advocating for reform, especially a single-payer solution. Mr. McGee is on the Steering Committee of the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer, the Montgomery County Chapter of Healthcare-NOW, and on the Board of Directors of Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN). In Part 1, we discussed problems with the public option. Part 2 discusses how unions would benefit from Medicare for All and why health care is an obligation.  Do not miss this episode as Mr. McGee discusses how unions would benefit from Medicare for All and why health care is an obligation. 

This is episode 50, “Public Option, Unions, Obligation, Part 1.“ My guest, James McGee, has spent his career in and around collectively bargained benefit plans, especially health care plans. He has primarily worked on union benefit plans, which are technically known as Taft-Hartley plans.  Mr. McGee recently retired after 17 years working for the Transit Employees' Health & Welfare Fund as its Executive Director. The Fund provides the health care benefits for the active and retired members of ATU Local 689 employed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). In this role, he become acutely aware of the deficiencies of our current health care system and began to take an active role in organizations advocating for reform, especially a single-payer solution. Mr. McGee is on the Steering Committee of the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer, the Montgomery County Chapter of Healthcare-NOW, and on the Board of Directors of Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN). My interview with Mr. McGee covers two episodes 50 and 51. This episode discusses problems with the public option. Part 2, available on March 1st, discusses how unions would benefit from Medicare for All and why health care is an obligation.  Do not miss this episode as Mr. McGee explains why the public option is bad for the public. 

We chat with Erek Slater, a bus operator for the Chicago Transit Authority, where he's been working for the past 15 years. Erek is a family man, a father, and a three-term elected shop steward and executive board member of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241. We talk about his working life and all that goes into being a bus operator, all the things that passengers never see—even though we depend on workers like Erek every day to live our lives. We also talk about Erek's experience as a shop steward and about his unshakeable commitment to honor, justice, and to empowering the working class. In fact, it was because he stood up for these things that he was unjustly dismissed from his job in May.    Additional links/info below...   International Campaign to Reinstate Chicago Bus Driver Erek Slater PETITION: Drop All Charges and Reinstate Chicago Bus Driver Erek Slater  Update on Campaign to Reinstate Chicago Bus Driver Erek Slater   Erek's Facebook page and Twitter page ATU Local 241 website page   Connecticut Workers Crisis Response Facebook page   Sarah Lazare, Jacobin, "A Chicago Bus Driver Says He Was Retaliated Against for His Opposition to Transporting Police to Protests"  WorkWeek Radio, ""We May Have To Shut It Down" Fight To Protect Health & Safety For Chicago ATU 241 Members & Public"  Labor Beat, "São Paulo Is A Union Town: Travel Notes of a Chicago Trade Unionist" Labor Beat, "Joint Action in Tokyo and Seoul"     Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Jules Taylor, "Working People theme song" Cletus Got Shot, "Justice Is My Name"  

Labor Express Radio Audio Extra: Chicago bus driver and elected ATU Local 241 board member denounces CTA management’s suspension for discussing solidarity with anti-police brutality protesters. CTA Bus Driver and elected executive board member of ATU Local 241 Erek Slater is fighting an unlawful suspension by CTA management who have repeatedly harassed him and his fellow bus drivers, denying them their 1st amendment rights as well as violating labor law and union contract protections. It appears that at the heart of the harassment is the bus drivers' discussions of how they should respond to the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International's position that bus drivers have a right not to cooperate with police in their operations against anti-police brutality protesters. Around the country, especially in NYC and in Minneapolis, bus drivers, in solidarity with the protesters, have refused to cooperate with the police. A unknown number of Chicago bus drivers have done the same but have faced varying levels of disciplining or threats from CTA management. It appears that CTA management is uncomfortable with employees even discussing the issue on their own time and in spaces designated for union discussions. At a press conference at Federal Plaza on Monday, Erek Slater spoke along with his lawyer and other assembled supporters about the situation. Erek covers a lot of ground in his speech speaking to not only the ATU's position on the anti-police brutality protesters, but also the ongoing concerns over COVID-19 which has claimed the lives of an inordinate number of transit workers around the country. Erek Slater speaks here in his own capacity and not representing the CTA or ATU. Thanks to Labor Express Radio reporter Michelle Burke for capturing the audio of the press conference. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio

ATU Local 1005 Won't Help Police Transport Detained Protesters https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2020/05/minneapolis-protest-george-floyd-police-racism-transit/612340/ #peoplearerevolting twitter.com/peoplerevolting Peoplearerevolting.com https://flipboard.com/@unrelatedthings/people-are-revolting-9mp6ipe2y

Nearly 100 U.S. transit workers have died from the coronavirus, according to an investigation by the Guardian US.  And that number could increase.  Metro Transit drivers are spending hours in a confined space with strangers. And up until Monday, riders did not have to wear a face covering. Now, all riders must wear a mask. As part of our Life of an Essential Worker series, MPR News host Angela Davis chats with Metro Transit bus driver Kari Sachs about what it’s like to work during the pandemic and how she worries for her colleagues. Guest: Kari Sachs is a Metro Transit bus driver and a member of the transit workers union, ATU Local 1005. She has been driving for more than 15 years.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast A new report suggests that U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of COVID-19 so they could stock pile supplies. Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta - Professor Marvin Ryder of the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University joined Scott to talk about the Ontario businesses that are able to reopen, with restrictions Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University - Ontario has created a committee to help businesses get back on their feet and get people back to work. One member of provincial parliament on that is on that committee is Jeff Yurek. Guest: Jeff Yurek, MPP for Elgin-Middlesex-London - Keeping in mind that many places are planning to reopen soon, Scott looks into how we can safely stay socially distant on public transit. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107 - The space that has been home to This Ain't Hollywood for over ten years has been sold, signaling the end of an era in the city of Hamilton. Lou Molinaro, co-owner of the bar that has become central to Hamilton's live-music scene, joined Scott to talk about the bittersweet news. Guest: Lou Molinaro, co-owner of This Ain't Hollywood - Ginger St. James and Scott talked about how COVID-19 has affected Hamilton’s local music industry. Guest: Ginger St. James, local musician

Interview: This is the full, unedited interview with transit worker Eric Basir. Excerpts were aired on the 4/19/2020 and the 5/3/2020 episodes of Labor Express Radio. Eric Basir, train motorman and member of ATU Local 308 discusses Transit Workers Unite's petition calling for workers action in the face of COVID-19 and the job action of the CTA train cleaners who were forced to work in unsafe conditions. Eric himself, like far too many transit workers has contracted COVID-19. He has not ended up in the hospital but the symptoms have been dragging out and preventing his ability to return to work. Unfortunately Eric, like many other CTA employees has struggled to get tested and then struggled to get sick days even though CTA policy is that he should not return to work until his symptoms have subsided. Eric is speaking here on behalf of himself and Transit Workers Unite, he is not representing ATU or CTA in this interview. The petition he refers to can be found here… http://chng.it/L7sDtcPH8f Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio

This is the full 4-19-2020 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, we continue to look at how the labor and other social movements are responding to the coronavirus crisis. The COVID-19 crisis is sparking worker's self-activity in a way not seen in generations. How are unions responding to this exciting development? Along with the theme of social solidarity in the time of physical distancing, this theme of the rise of grassroots working-class action is something I seek to explore on Labor Express and its starts tonight. Moises Zavala, Director of Organizing for Local 881 of the United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW) talks about the Raymundo Foods workers walk-out. Erek Slater, bus driver, elected board member of ATU Local 241 and founding member of Transit Workers Unite and Eric Basir train motorman and member of ATU Local 308 discuss Transit Workers Unite's petition calling for workers action in the face of COVID-19 and the job action of the CTA train cleaners. And Carl Rosen of UE discusses his letter in In These Times entitled... “We Need the Labor Movement To Organize Worker Fightback in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis”. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio

Labor Express Radio Interview: Erek Slater of Transit Workers Unite and COVID-19 survivor on the “Safety First for Transit Workers Now” Petition and the impact of COVID-19 on transit workers. Jerry Mead-Lucero of Labor Express Radio interviews Erek Slater, bus driver, elected board member of ATU Local 241 and founding member of Transit Workers Unite, recovering himself from his own bout of COVID-19, about the devastating impact of the crisis on transit workers and the petition his organization, along with several others including Local 100 Fightback and ATU 308 for Justice Coalition issued recently calling on their employers - the transit authorities, their unions, and the relevant political powers to make transit workers and transit riders safety top priority and put safety measures and control directly in the hands of the frontline workers themselves. The demands are bold and call for a form of worker control rarely advocated in such petitions. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio

The numbers are slowly increasing as more cases of COVID-19 are recorded and more people die of it. Within the next couple weeks, could we see a surge in the number of cases of COVID-19? Guest: Ahmad Firas Khalid, MD, PhD, MMgmt, MEd, GradCertPHM, faculty member in Human and Social Sciences, a medical doctor and a health policy advisor, Wilfrid Laurier University - A new IPSOS poll shows that we are more worried about the vulnerable who are affected by the pandemic than we are ourselves. Guest: Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS - Pharmacists are growing concerned for their safety due to the lack of safety equipment like PPE's. How has business changed at pharmacies, what's caused it and can anything be done to minimize negative effects? Guest: Justin Bates, CEO of the Ontario Pharmacists Association - Changes have been made to the HSR service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What's been changed? Guest: Eric Tuck, President of ATU Local 107

This is the full 3-8-2019 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, elected shop steward and executive board member, of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 241, discusses both the recent elections for leadership of both ATU Local 241 and 308 and more importantly the contract negotiations for both locals with CTA management. Their contracts expired on Dec. 31st, 2019 and there has been little progress on a new contracts for either local so far. Erek offers his personal perspective of what he thinks it will take for transit workers to win major improvements in their new contracts, based on the experience of the last contract settled just two years ago and how such a strategy could unite transit employees and transit users in a fight to improve public transit for all. PLUS National Nurses United (NNU) issues an important statement on the Coronavirus crisis. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio

Interview conducted by Labor Express reporter Michelle Burke at the “Transit Workers United 2020 Contract Speak Out” on February 25th, 2020. Michelle speaks with Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) El train motorman Eric Basir, member of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 308 and CTA bus driver Erek Slater elected shop steward and executive board member of ATU Local 241 about the issues facing CTA employees as they enter their third month working under an expired contract. The previous contract expired on Dec. 31st, 2019 and negotiations on a new contract did not start in earnest until January with little progress so far. Eric and Erek are both members of Transit Workers United which seeks to unite members of both unions with passengers in a broader fight to not only advance contract demands but fight for better public transit for all; overcoming a certain amount of traditional separation between both unions and the unions and the riding public. Some of the top issues include over-reliance on part-time workers, long shifts with inconsistent time off and violence against employees on the job. In particular, Eric and Erek respond to recent proposals by CTA management to add rear passenger loading stations at the back of CTA buses and to increase police presence at CTA stations and on CTA vehicles. Both Erics/Ereks suggesting more union employees on the trains and buses and reducing fares are better solutions to reducing violence and increasing safety than militarizing public transit. I apologize for the rough quality of the audio. Michelle had to conduct the interview in windy winter conditions outdoors at the Brown Line terminal. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio

Kelly chats with ATU Local 113 President Carlos Santos

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast - with Rick Zamperin in for Scott - Ontario's elementary teachers will start a work-to-rule campaign on Nov. 26. But theunion says it will not affect students. Guests: Nour El-Kadri, Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa Jeff Sorensen, Hamilton-Wentworth Teacher Local President, ETFO - U.S. President Donald Trump claims he didn't watch the first public impeachment hearings that were held by the House intelligence committee yesterday. Guest: Brian J. Karem. Executive Editor of the Sentinel Newspapers, White House reporter for Playboy, and Political analyst at CNN - HSR drivers voted 98% against City of Hamilton's latest contract offer and have given their union a strike mandate. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107

Contract negations are going on between the city of Hamilton and the local transit union. That union is urging its bus drivers to reject a city contract. Bill found out why, Guest: Eric Tuck, president of ATU Local 107

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast Contract negations are going on between the city of Hamilton and the local transit union. That union is urging its bus drivers to reject a city contract. Bill found out why, Guest: Eric Tuck, president of ATU Local 107 - A rally will be held at the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre on this coming weekend, to protest deaths that are continuing to happen in our jails. Bill is joined by Amy McKechnie, whose broher Ryan McKechnie died of an overdose while in the HWDC. Guest: Amy McKechnie - Who should be named the CFL's most outstanding player this season? Hamilton Ti-Cat Brandon Banks is one of the finalists for the award.Guest: Rick Zamperin, sports director, host of the 5th Quarter

Welcome Brothers and Sisters of the ATU Local 1700, This is the into of our Q&A and discussions you may like to have with me. Feel free to leave a message or a topic. Be Blessed

On August 7, 2019, at 10:30 am ATU Local 1505 and Fight for $15 & Fairness Manitoba hosted a solidarity rally demanding the City give Winnipeg Transit workers a fair deal. The union has been without a contract since January. About 400 people showed up to the rally, including transit workers, members from other unions, and community supporters. This was the first time a rally was held at the new streetcar monument, officially unveiled in June 2019 to mark the 100th year anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike. After the speeches, the crowd marched across the street and chanted in front of City Hall. Speakers in order of appearance: Zach Fleischer, ATU 1505 Communications Aleem Chaudhary, ATU 1505 President John Callahan, ATU International Vice President Emily Leedham, Fight for $15 & Fairness Manitoba John DeNino, ATU Canada President

Do we really need Unions in 2019? Sean Cumming a Candidate for Union President of The ATU Local 1300 believes so!  Listen in to this episode hear first hands not just what unions can do, but what Sean wants to personally do for all the members of this union here at The MDOT MTA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/operator1198/support

Broadcast date: April 7, 2019. Hosted by Emily Leedham. --Donate on Patreon-- https://www.patreon.com/rfradioprairie Today on the show, Marco Luciano, director of Migrante Alberta. Migrante is fundraising for a workers centre, where migrants can connect to resources, each other,and organize. We’ll talk about Migrante’s new Fort MacMurray chapter, the U.N migration compact and Jason Kenney’s changes to the temporary foreign worker program as federal immigration minister. www.migrantealberta.ca https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/04/05/migrant-workers-lured-to-canada-with-promise-of-good-jobs-instead-endured-modern-day-slavery.html -Winnipeg Library Security- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/library-protest-security-1.5082340 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/millennium-library-security-1.5084834 Open letter from a library worker https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTwhdVLQIObiAgtSBem9dC1c8MWR1Cs1hQVTUZbPWoeVxVhNs4olXL3YBH82skEnn73ZFvxgp7NCKIa/pub Previous episode on library security https://soundcloud.com/rfradio-prairie/library-security-harm-reduction-in-the-workplace-garth-mullins-crackdown-owen-toews-bar-none "Now is a great time to call your city councillor and demand that the security screenings be immediately suspended while the issue is finally being properly studied by the library and city council. Especially important are those on the The Standing Policy Committee on Protection, Community Services and Parks." Councillor Vivian Santos - Point Douglas - 204-986-8401 Councillor Sherri Rollins - Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry - 204-986-5878 Councillor John Orlikow - River Heights - Fort Garry - 204-986-5236 Councillor Ross Eadie - Mynarski - 204-986-5188 -UFCW 1400 Co-op Strike - https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/saskatoon-co-op-board-rejects-resolutions-submitted-ahead-of-annual-meeting Call for nominations and candidates for Co-op Board of Governors https://www.facebook.com/events/1319282818213023/ -Fight for $15 Saskatchewan- https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/sask-drops-to-lowest-minimum-wage-in-canada-workers-call-for-increase https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/moe-hits-back-at-meili-if-im-sullied-by-views-of-rally-organizers-why-arent-you - ATU Local 1505 votes no- Clarification: ATU is only in the position to strike after the union votes in favour of a strike in a separate strike vote. The union does not yet have an official strike mandate. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-workers-contract-vote-1.5086944

Mark Tetterington, President of ATU Local 569 

A report released today ranks the 28 housing markets in Ontario for their affordability. Where did Hamilton fall? guest: Penelope Graham, Managing Editor at Zoocasa. The government in the Netherlands is looking into banning the use of all but hands free cellular devices while cycling. Would something like that work here In Ontario, it's already against the law for motorists to use their phone. Should cyclists be barred as well? Guest: Ryan McGreal, Editor of Raise the Hammer.  A tailgate party is being held his weekend by ATU Local 107 for people attending the TiCat game to meet some of the mayoral candidates. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107.  Bill Cosby was sentenced yesterday to jail for 3-10 years. Guest: Jordan Donich, Criminal Lawyer, Donich Law. 

Photo: (City of Hamilton) The local ATU has issued a statement in regards to the letter from Metrolinx on whether the HSR can run the LRT project in the city. What was their reaction? Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107.

Hamilton's LRT project is behind schedule. Does the delay matter? Guest: Lloyd Ferguson. City Councillor, Ward 12, City of Hamilton. The local ATU has issued a statement in regards to the letter from Metrolinx on whether the HSR can run the LRT project in the city. What was their reaction? Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107. The Chief's Townhall with Police Chief Eric Girt

Photo: (CHML) The union behind the HSR drivers is arguing for the director to be fired after they asked that some drivers work up to 68 hours a week to make up for the absenteeism. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107.

The union behind the HSR drivers is arguing for the director to be fired after they asked that some drivers work up to 68 hours a week to make up for the absenteeism. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107. Is our government doing enough to prevent distracted driving? After the fiery crash this week, calls are being put forward for more to be done. Guest: Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen's Park and Parliament Hill. One Canadian official says that success with NAFTA renegotiations is going to continue being difficult if the US keeps up with their hardline stance on issues. ALSO: a late day announcement yesterday on softwood lumber. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

Yesterday, the transit director told councilors that driver absenteeism is to blame for the number of bus cancellations lately. In response, the suggestion is to ask drivers to voluntarily work up to 68 hours per week. Guest - Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107

The local union that fought for city council to ask if they can operate the LRT in our city is putting pressure on the provincial government for an answer. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107.

The Sudbury by-election bribery trial of two Liberals has ended in acquittal due to lack of evidence. Guest: Alan Carter, Anchor, Global News. The local union that fought for city council to ask if they can operate the LRT in our city is putting pressure on the provincial government for an answer. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107. A survey by Samara Canada found that a majority of MP's think that heckling during Question Period is a problem. However, two thirds of the MP's heckle. Guest: Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Kevin Morton, ATU Local 113's Secretary-TreasurerIMAGE: TTC logo on an old Subway car. The Canadian Press Images/Stephen C. Host

Yesterday, Hamilton City Council chose by a vote of 9-4 to back HSR Transit workers to fight for the right to operate and maintain the proposed LRT line. Guest - Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107

A rally is being held tomorrow to show support for a motion that would see the operation of the LRT be run by the HSR, as to keep it public. Guest - Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107

Councillor Matthew Green will be putting forward a motion on Monday to have the HSR operate and maintain the new LRT line. Will it work? The Local ATU put forward this idea before Councillor Green did. What are their thoughts? Guest - Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107

The union that represents HSR's bus drivers wants city council to declare that the HSR should operate and maintain the LRT line once it is implemented. Their union has launched a campaign which includes a petition, website and video that urges that transit be kept public. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107.

The union that represents HSR's bus drivers wants city council to declare that the HSR should operate and maintain the LRT line once it is implemented. Their union has launched a campaign which includes a petition, website and video which urges that transit be kept public. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107.

Photo: (Will Costa/Facebook) The city has voted to sell and close off an alley way in Dundas that has garnered controversy.Council decided to sell a section of the lane to a landowner who has property adjacent to it. More than 30 people spoke against the proposed sale. What was the meeting like yesterday and the reaction from residents? Robert “Bob” James, resident of Dundas whose property backs onto the laneway, lived there 37 years. The union that represents HSR's bus drivers wants city council to declare that the HSR should operate and maintain the LRT line once it is implemented. Their union has launched a campaign which includes a petition, website and video that urges that transit be kept public. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107. A man in London, Ontario has decided to fight for a bylaw that will see bylaw officers be able to save animals that are left in cars on a hot summer day. This comes after he encountered an incident where a dog was left in a car with cracked windows. He argues that when he called the police and confronted the owners, police said that what the owners did was not against the law. Guest: Cole Benjamin, London man petitioning to have a bylaw created about leaving animals in cars.

The province has been sending strong signals about extending the LRT to Eastgate. Could one of Hamilton's toughest critics on the project change their position? The meeting for the vote on the EPA is today.Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7. Terry Whitehead. City Councillor, Ward 8, City of Hamilton A group of engaged citizens over the weekend and yesterday went through wards of undecided councilors to spread the word about the project. What have they heard down in Dundas and in Ward 6 from residents?Ian Borsuk, works for Environment Hamilton and has been involved in YES LR canvassing in Dundas The HSR driver's union says it is against privatization of the LRT and wants the City to stand by a clause in their contract forbidding outside operators from running transit in Hamilton.Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107

The HSR driver's union says it is against privatization of the LRT and wants the City to stand by a clause in their contract forbidding outside operators from running transit in Hamilton. Guest: Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107.

Recording of a conversation between Tony Barbosa and John Dinino, both members of ATU Local 113 from January 31, where Bob Kinnear's plan to take Local 113 out of the ATU is discussed.

ATU Local 113 President Bob Kinnear speaks to Local 113 members about his recent actions and the trusteeship. Recorded February 27, 2016.

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