{"id":12413,"date":"2011-08-03T05:05:54","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T05:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=12413"},"modified":"2011-08-03T05:05:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T05:05:54","slug":"familiar-name-to-lead-american-public-transportation-assn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/familiar-name-to-lead-american-public-transportation-assn\/","title":{"rendered":"Familiar name to lead American Public Transp. Assn.","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 A former official with three bus operators employing UTU members has been elected president and CEO of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), which represents bus and\u00a0transit operators before Congress and regulatory agencies. The appointment is effective Nov. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Michael P. Melaniphy most recently was vice president of bus manufacturer Motor Coach Industries in Schaumburg, Ill.<\/p>\n<p>From 1989 to 1990, Melaniphy was an executive with First Group, whose subsidiaries include First Student, a school-bus operator employing UTU members at numerous locations. 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