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THRONE SPEECH RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE... BUT WE NEED A NATIONAL TRANSIT STRATEGY WITH DEDICATED OPERATIONAL FUNDING

September 23, 2020—Governor General’s Throne Speech does not go far enough in supporting the kind of mass public transit that Canadians need and want to see during the economic recovery from COVID-19.
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Statement from Canada’s Transit Union on Tour Bus Accident – Jasper, Alberta

TORONTO, July 20, 2020—The Amalgamated Transit Union is deeply saddened to hear about the tragic tour bus accident on July 18th at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper, Alberta.
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Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Adjustment Submission

Submission for the Public Consultation on the CEWS Program

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Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Adjustment Submission

Submission for the Public Consultation on the CEWS Program

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STATEMENT REGARDING ACTS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN THE US AND CANADA

June 2, 2020— ATU Canada President, John Di Nino issued a statement regarding the acts of police brutality and anti-black racism in the US and Canada. We echo the chorus of activists and leaders demanding justice, accountability, and change at the mounting deaths of racialized people at the hands of police...continued
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ATU CANADA CALLS ON LONDON TRANSIT TO RELEASE ITS PANDEMIC SCREENING PROTOCOL FOR PARATRANSIT

April 21, 2020

Toronto—The Canadian President of the Amalgamated Transit Union is calling on London Transit to be transparent about how it screens paratransit clients during the coronavirus pandemic.