ATU Local 689

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 - A Union of 15,000 transit workers in and around the nation's capital. Fighting for transit workers and riders!

[ATU Local 689 @ATULocal689]

Not all bus stops are created equal...

[ATU Local 689 @ATULocal689]

On Friday, pack the DC Council hearing for tax justice!

[Transit Employees' Health and Welfare Plan @TEHWOfficial]

📬 Local 689 members, check your mailbox! TEHW has mailed out 2027 Open Enrollment materials.

📅 Enrollment runs Oct. 19–Nov. 6, 2026.

Review your materials and prepare for the upcoming enrollment period!

Digital forms: https://t.co/YvsDtFTZTH

[Aparna Raj @aparnafordc]

Interested in working in the Ward 1 DC Council office?

While our focus right now is the general election, we're also gauging interest from people dedicated to fighting for a better Ward 1 in the Council office.

Fill out this form by November 8: https://t.co/6T9k63eqMB

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

My colleague @emilyykennard spotted a D.C. Circulator driving down Maryland Avenue NE this morning.

Did a random person buy one after the D.C. government offloaded them when service ended? Is the Circulator making a grand return to D.C.?

It's no to both, sadly.

[ATU, Transit Union @ATUComm]

Welcome to our newest Coach Operator apprenticeship graduates at Local 697-Toledo, OH. These are the first graduates of the new innovative apprenticeship program developed by our Local and TARTA. Under International President John Costa’s leadership, our Union has set the standard for developing these important apprenticeship programs in the transit industry.

[Zara Norman @zaraleinorman]

No second Metro stop in the final Commanders stadium master plan, despite many residents' assertion that the rapid transit bus — the "Gold Line" — won't be sufficient.

@wmata has said it + an expansion to the existing station can handle the traffic.

https://t.co/a2wHuMuSnN

[Metro Forward @wmata]

In honor of World #CarFreeDay, thank you for choosing Metro – today and every day. 🚇🚌🚲 

According to @APTA_info:  
⛽ 6 billion gallons of gas is saved each year by using public transit 
💸 87% of trips directly benefit the local economy  
💼 50% of trips power the workforce 

No mode of transportation is perfect, but we’re still the best way to get around the DMV!

[Janeese Lewis George @Janeese4DC]

DC, we're launching our People's Survey! I want to know what's working, what isn't, and what our people-first government can do to help. Please share your thoughts with me at https://t.co/ck6dE3A1WE!

Y también puedes hacerlo en español.

[ATU Local 689 @ATULocal689]

Missing your dog? We’ve got one running around our parking lot. (2701 Whitney Place, Forestville) tagging entities to expand reach. @PGFDNews @PGCCouncilMedia @pgcountyexec @PGCTV

[ATU Local 689 @ATULocal689]

AMC shuttle drivers at NIH held a practice picket today. Workers have been without a contract for months and the negotiations have dragged on. Now the company is threatening to take back benefits workers earned in past contracts! Enough is enough! #ATU689FairContracts

[ATU, Transit Union @ATUComm]

#NeverForget911

[ATU Local 689 @ATULocal689]

WMATA adjusts Bus Operator fare quotation policy in collaboration with Local 689

[Aparna Raj @aparnafordc]

Happy Labor Day! ✊🏾

A more affordable DC means giving workers more power.

Today, I joined @DCLabor at the Greenbelt Labor Day parade and Friday I joined a seminar about how local government can partner with worker orgs and unions to co-enforce labor law.

[Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO @DCLabor]

Happy Labor Day!

Register to vote, and make sure your friends and co-workers are registered to vote, too.
Join the Union P.O.W.E.R. program to protect the vote and ensure every union member can safely cast their vote. Go to https://t.co/51AMl7nfUT to learn more.
@AFLCIO

[ATU, Transit Union @ATUComm]

We join Rep. Jamie Raskin in honoring our Local 689-Washington, DC, member Derrick Nabors as a Labor Day Weekend Local Hero. Thank you, Derrick, for all you do for our Union and your community. #OurVoiceOurPower @ATULocal689 @RepRaskin https://t.co/evcx6gdf3R

[ATU Local 689 @ATULocal689]

Thank you Congressman Raskin for highlighting one of our members and fighting for Union families! @ATUComm

https://t.co/ojH84J24zE

[Zara Norman @zaraleinorman]

There’s a lot we know about the forthcoming Commanders stadium at RFK. One thing we don’t (yet): how anybody will get there.

On the transpo debate dividing city leaders, in @NOTUSMetro

https://t.co/G064KKd1I8

[ATU Local 689 @ATULocal689]

Bus Operators deserve a safe workplace. A Bus Operator quoting the fare (buses already have pre-recorded announcements and signs btw) leads to disputes, which can result in violence. There was no good reason to reverse a 10-year old policy.

https://t.co/W6pfGZg3BF