Category: Local Corner

LIRR members’ golf tourney supports autism research

March 21, 2013 The UTU’s Long Island Rail Road General Committee of Adjustment GO 505 is hosting it annual golf classic on May 13 to benefit families on Long Island affected by autism. The gold classic will tee off at 9:30 a.m. at the Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge, [...]

Tags autism, fundraiser, GO 505

Around the UTU, March 2013

March 15, 2013 Local 23, Santa Cruz, Calif. Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District bus operator Jose Polanco, center, is recognized for his outstanding safety record and committed service to the community by a district official on Feb. 22. Polanco developed a plan to identify thousands of [...]

N.D. ‘Spring Swing’ meeting location changes

March 14, 2013 All active and retired members of North Dakota locals will have the opportunity to visit with UTU International and general committee officers and representatives from the Railroad Retirement Board, health-and-welfare benefit providers and designated legal counsel at a series [...]

First Student employees bring Christmas to kids

February 20, 2013 “First Student bus drivers and mechanics from Local 1908 are so much more than just people who get your children to and from school,” said Local Secretary Joann Ehrhardt. If you need proof, just ask some of those children. After a Buffalo, N.Y., School District family of six [...]

Tags bus, First Student

Around the UTU, February 2013

February 14, 2013 Local 240, Los Angeles, Calif. Local Chairperson Harry J. Garvin Jr. reports that the local’s 2013 monthly meetings will be held at Ozzie’s Diner at 7780 E. Slauson Ave. in Los Angeles off 5 FWY between 710 FWY and 605 FWY. The diner’s telephone number is (323) 726-0300. Meet [...]

Minnesota members help defeat anti-labor bill

May 11, 2012 With the adjournment of the 2012 Minnesota legislative session, the Minnesota AFL-CIO, along with the UTU and other AFL-CIO member organizations, has succeeded in defending against right-to-work (for less) legislation introduced by Tea Party Republicans. “The AFL-CIO lo [...]

Tags Minnesota, Phil Qualy, right-to-work

Labor rallies greet anti-union governors in Illinois

April 19, 2012 Mention in Illinois the names of the anti-union governors of Indiana and Wisconsin – Scott Walker and Mitch Daniels – and, well, just start watching, listening and counting. When the Wisconsin and Indiana governors separately ventured into Illinois April 17 and 19 for pre-arr [...]

Tags Bob Guy, collective bargaining defense fund, Gov. Mitch Daniels, Gov. Scott Walker, Illinois, Indiana, right-to-work, Wisconsin

Bus Local 172 turns back Teamsters raid

April 16, 2012 UTU-represented school bus operators in Upper Darby, Pa., and members of UTU Local 172, turned back a raid by the Teamsters, voting overwhelmingly to keep the UTU as their bargaining representative on this First Student property. The UTU’s ability to negotiate industry-leadin [...]

Tags Alvy Hughes, Brian Caldwell, Calvin Studivant, Curtis Fulmore, Cynthia Kelly-Nash, Denise Hall, First Student, Kathy Sitongia, Local 172, Mike Lewis, raid, Rich Ross, Teamsters, Upper Darby, Waverly Harris

UTU aiding locked out workers in six states

February 21, 2012 UTU locals and state legislative boards in Minnesota and North Dakota are collecting non-perishable foods to aid union brothers and sisters who have been locked out of their jobs in six states by American Crystal Sugar (Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers [...]

Tags American Crystal Sugar, Cooper Tire & Rubber, John Risch, Journey for Justice, Phil Qualy

Locals announce holiday events

November 18, 2011 Two locals have placed holiday party announcements in the November issue of the UTU News, which may not reach all members in sufficient time to plan attendance. To ensure that members have advance notice of the upcoming get-togethers, see the listing of announcements below: L [...]