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Public Transit Operations Remain in Financial Crisis – Federal Funding Needed Now

OCTOBER 20, 2020 -- Dear Prime Minister: Millions of people from coast to coast are depending on a just recovery for public transit. Over the past several months, our organizations have stood together with other transit industry, municipal government, and labour allies in calling on the Federal Government for emergency operational funding for public transit.
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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.

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Adjustment Submission

Submission for the Public Consultation on the CEWS Program

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Adjustment Submission

Submission for the Public Consultation on the CEWS Program