Ken Wilson

President of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508.

[Cdn Health Coalition @HealthCoalition]

Jason Maclean, Sec’ty Treas’r of @nupge and new Chair of the ⁦@HealthCoalition⁩ hits the ground running at a news conference at the Press Gallery calling for passage of Pharmacare bill with Béa Bruske ⁦@PresidentCLC⁩ and Manuel Arrango of ⁦@HeartandStroke⁩

[ATU Local 1320 @ATULocal1320]

ATU 1320 is back at the table with @CityPtbo Thursday and Friday. The members of the local will hear tomorrow how much the city values members of the city’s “family.” STRONG. CONTRACT. NOW. @atu_canada @ATUComm

[ATU Canada @atu_canada]

ATU responds to Mayor Andrea Horwath's inaccurate and misleading comments related to ATU 107 President Eric Tuck whose members - the transit workers of the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) are currently on strike.

#SolidarityWithATU107 #ATUStrongerTogether

https://t.co/XgocT2dbTH

[ATU, Transit Union @ATUComm]

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane with life-threatening and potentially catastrophic storm surge, winds, and flooding rainfall to Florida’s Gulf Coast. We are praying for the safety of all of those in the path of this storm. https://t.co/X1ZRZbvNJa

[Halifax Fire News @HRMFireNews]

Announcement regarding the page: over the past several months there have been issues with the technical reliability of Twitter. As a result I had promised to work on some type of a backup option.

@Tim_Bousquet and the @hfxexaminer have graciously reached out and offered a page on their website for these purposes. You can find a link to that here: https://t.co/IBd01FbWaF

Please bookmark that link for future reference. For now the plan is that I will use that page in the event of Twitter outages or limited functionality, so I have an option to reach people outside Twitter.

Nothing about the day to day operations of this page will change. However, until now, this has been a single-site platform, which is a vulnerability in the event of technical issues. If Twitter goes down, simply head over to the link above and you’ll find me reporting there. I have 24/7 access.

Followers can feel free to let me know if they have any questions. Thanks for your continued support and thanks to Tim and his team for the assist.

[ATU Canada @atu_canada]

ATU Canada wishes our American ATU Members and their families a safe and Happy Fourth of July holiday! #HappyFourth #IndependenceDay

[Manny Sforza @MannySforza]

Another frustrating day negotiating with Metrolinx. They have no $$ for our ATU members but had plenty for their own wages. I trust Phil Verster will be capped at the same amount they are offering us! @blogTO @TorontoStar @TheTorontoSun @CP24 @CTVNews @CBCNews WhereIsTheFairness!

[Global Halifax @globalhalifax]

WATCH: Global’s @EilishBonang speaks with Shane O’Leary, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508, about the recent increase in violence toward transit drivers in HRM and what he hopes to see happen in the near future to combat the issue.

[ATU Canada @atu_canada]

ATU Canada Vice-President Eric Tuck and Financial Secretary Aleem Tharani joined Brian Connolly ATU 113, Heather Erlen of the Canadian Labour Congress and many more volunteers at the ATU 113 and CUPE 4948 Canvass in support Olivia Chow for Mayor. #StrongerTogether #OliviaChow

[ATU508PBAShaneO'Leary @pbaatu508shane]

@ATU_508
We, the ATU are very proud of all the front line workers. Fire, EMT, Police, fighting the fires.
Also very proud of our members who helped with the evacuations.
Hopefully the fires will die out soon.

[ATU Local 508 @ATU_508]

Fix the issues driving operators away & then the hiring will work. Make Transit a career again, fix the root cause, the work you've destroyed @davereage #plsRT #Halifax #Dartmouth #Sackville #Bedford #NovaScotia #hfxtransit @hfxtransit @hfxgov

[ATU508PBAShaneO'Leary @pbaatu508shane]

@ATU_508
Halifax Council working hard on a Scooter ByLaw?
And dragging their feet on a Transit ByLaw.
Transit workers and ridership still at risk.
We need safety now!
We deserve better!
Make Transit safe for all.
@ATUComm
@KenWilsonATUIVP
@atu_canada
Change at the top needed.

[ATU Canada @atu_canada]

ONTARIO 2023 PROVINCIAL BUDGET LEAVES TRANSIT RIDERS STILL WAITING FOR THE BUS!
#SaveTransit #FundTransitOperations

[ATU Local 508 @ATU_508]

$28hr x 39% tax & deds = $17hr x 8hr pay = $136 divide 12hr day wrkd 4 hrs UNPAID =$11.39 /hr.
12hr day to earn $11.39 hr AFTER wrkng 4 YEARS before senior driver rate! We can drive a truck & earn 12 hrs $ /12 hr day! Make Transit a career again #fixthework

[ATU Canada @atu_canada]

ATU Canada demands stronger protections for frontline transit workers – and called for a National Task Force to tackle the escalating violence on transit systems.

We need all levels of government on board to make this happen. #NationalTaskForce #NotOneMore

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Vice President Kamala Harris casts the tie-breaking vote as the Senate passes a historic, landmark bill to combat climate change, tax the rich, drastically lower the costs of prescription drugs for struggling seniors. RT IF YOU’RE GLAD THAT KAMALA REPLACED MIKE PENCE!

[ATU, Transit Union @ATUComm]

Tonight, Int. Pres. Costa convened the ATU Massachusetts Legis. Council by zoom to talk about getting behind Democrat Maura Healey for Governor. As Massachusetts Attorney General since 2014, Healey has been a friend of the ATU and Labor and a stronger supporter of public transit.

[ATU Local 508 @ATU_508]

Split shifts push drivers away. Getting paid for ALL the time you are at work is hard to resist, drivers retire & quit at a higher rate than can be hired & trained. Solve the problem. Create better work. #plsRT #Halifax #Dartmouth #Bedford #Sackville #NovaScotia #hfxtransit

[ATU Local 508 @ATU_508]

Design straight shifts, 8/10 hrs work for 8/10 hrs pay. Shifts are computer created, add in meet public need & make straight through shifts WHERE possible. Drivers are choosing family life over split shifts. #plsRT #Halifax #Dartmouth #Bedford #Sackville #NovaScotia #hfxtransit

[ATU Local 508 @ATU_508]

Create shifts that start & finish at the same Term. Eg. Currently park at garage, travel to start at Term 1, finish at Term 2, travel to 2nd shift at Term 3, finish at Term 4, travel to garage. Seriously! #plsRT #Halifax #Dartmouth #Bedford #Sackville #NovaScotia #hfxtransit