Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 757,
Portland, OR
July 30, 2010 - TRIMET MEMBERS: As you know, our goal was to submit a synopsis by the end of the day, Friday, July 30, 2010, outlining TriMet's proposal and timelines moving forward. However, due to complications within TriMet's proposal, further legal analysis is required. We request and appreciate your patience and as soon as we are able to fully review the documents and are confident of the accuracy of our analysis and timeline, we will provide this information.
July 21, 2010 - This Tracking Faster, outlining the impasse process, was sent out to the TriMet garages.
July 20, 2010 - ATU 757 and TriMet each submit their "Final offer", including proposed contract language and each party's cost summary related to the issues on which they failed to reach agreement.
Click here for ATU 757's, and here for TriMet's.July 13, 2010 - ATU 757 and TriMet declare impasse in negotiations after 150 day good faith bargaining period in addition to period of mediation.
July 9, 2010 - Join us for the Picnic at Blue Lake Park on July 31st, 2010.
June 3, 2010 - Phone Bank opportunities still available!
Monday, June 7th & Tuesday, June 8th from 5:30 - 8:00 pm at 10 N Russell (enter from the back of the building). A meal and ATU 757 T-shirts will be provided. If you have questions please contact Mike Pucik at (503) 730-6585.June 1, 2010 - Join us for Rally for the Ride on Friday, June 11, 2010 at 4:00 pm.
May 19, 2010 - See visual demonstrations of the problem with bus mirrors and windshield pillars
In 2006, during an arbitration over another left-turn fatality, the Union presented the linked video (Note: It may take your computer up to four minutes to upload this simulation.) Northbound Pedestrian - Driver's view to show how people become "lost" in the left side mirror/windshield complex. During that hearing Union witnesses urged TriMet to:1) eliminate left turns;
2) move mirrors up to where school buses have them;
3) provide training specific to making left hand turns; and
4) place particular emphasis on the special training needs of short-stature operators.
Our sister Local in Seattle has been working with Seattle management to make changes like those we requested. As part of that, they produced the following video showing how even a small left shield complex can hide a large group of people. See this demonstration at http://www.atu587.com/Madison-AlaskanManyPedsNoLean1623.AVI
March 26, 2010 - Rail Operator Paul Cooper's Termination
The Union feels that there was a rush to judgment powered by the media and as a result Rail Operator Paul Cooper was fired the day before Thanksgiving. Click here to check out the evidence for yourself.
March 9, 2010 - Cyber Attacks On the Union
A disgruntled former TriMet employee, James Lee Stenger, is using the internet to bully, harass and defame the Union, TriMet and various individuals.
TriMet terminated the employment of Jim Stenger. The incident giving rise to this action was a conflict between Mr. Stenger and employees of a local restaurant. Mr. Stenger was alleged to have used violence and racial slurs in the situation.
The Union’s membership chose not to defend Stenger’s actions. He then moved to Thailand where he currently resides. Forensic computer experts have established that, from Thailand, Stenger has launched a number of internet attacks on the Union, on its officers, on TriMet and on a number of TriMet’s employees. These attacks have taken the following forms:
- creating blogs on the internet which Stenger crafts to look as if they come from ATU 757. These blogs are contrary to the position and history of ATU 757 and calculated to defame, embarrass and harass this organization.
- creating blogs on the internet in which he portrays individuals making statements which are totally repugnant and contrary to their beliefs. Given the extreme familiarity with the heinous viewpoints displayed in these blogs, one can only conclude that those viewpoints reflect Stenger’s own racist, homophobic and unpatriotic positions.
- pretending to be Stenger’s victims on the internet and over the telephone so as to order magazines, publish offers to sell possessions, obtain automated wake-up calls and engage in numerous other cyber bullying tactics.
- creating e-mail spam attacks with the goal of crashing the computers of both the Union and TriMet.
- sending bullying emails that threaten internet, physical and other harm to a number of people at the Union as well as at TriMet.
At this point, the matter is in the hands of the FBI and the prosecutors in the U.S. District Attorney’s office because Stenger’s actions have violated a number of federal laws.
We ask that you direct any questions regarding this matter to the Union office.
Click here to read the Union's Response to the Golden Fleece Award.