2018 ATU 757 Officer Election Candidates
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serVing OrgAniZed lABOr in OregOn And sOutHWest WAsHingtOn since 1900 INSIDE OUTSIDE PAGES NORTHWEST HE TOFFICIAL PUBLICBATION UOF LLETIN LABOR Amalgamated Transit Union PRESS Local 757 VOluMe 119, nuMBer 11 POrtlAnd, OregOn June 1, 2018 President’s Roundup 2018 ATU 757 By Shirley Block Officer Election Candidates PRESIDENT6BUSINESS AGENT rOgue VAlley trAnsPOrtAtiOn district liaison Henry Beasley, Shirley Block, Christopher Day, Bruce Hansen, Heidi Shelton Officer Happy summertime, sisters and brothers! Stephen D. Bishop VICE PRESIDENT6ASSISTANT BUSINESS AGENT I am so looking forward to a little good weather. And since it’s Gordon Duncan, Jon Hunt, John H. Wold sAleM-KeiZer trAnsit district executive Board going to be getting hotter, don’t forget to stay hydrated. If you need Officer to use the restoom, call dispatch and advise them — then throw that FINANCIAL SECRETARY6TREASURER Mikel Burke Mary Longoria, Ryan Viken damn schedule out the window and take care of yourself. Your body sAleM-KeiZer trAnsit district Maintenance liaison is more important than management’s schedules. I really can’t say Officer Bend AreA transit liaison Officer Zach Leeth this enough. Some of our members push their bodies over the limit, Joe Zimmer and that means medical issues down the road. tillAMOOK cOunty trAnsPOrtAtiOn district liaison Officer We’ve been settling a lot of contracts lately. In fact, as I was writ - c-trAn executive Board Officer No candidate filed — subject to appointment by the next President-BA ing this, C-TRAN operators voted 163 to 26 to APPROVE their James Bennett, Joe Hendrix triMet center street transportation executive Board latest, four-year contract. c-trAn fixed route liaison Officer Officer We’ve had big wins for members’ benefits and wages, and we’re Halimah Harchett, Kevin Hogan Darin Hagey, Charles A. Stidham going to keep fighting. Just because we’ve signed a contract doesn’t c-trAn represented staff liaison Officer triMet center street Maintenance executive Board mean we can afford to stop and think that our fight is over. We have Bonnie Woodring Officer to move right into getting our proposals ready for the next go- Kevin Kinoshita c-trAn c-VAn liaison Officer around, especially things we weren’t able to win previously. Gail Bennett triMet center street extra Board liaison Officer I’ve had the pleasure of talking to over 100 TriMet operators on Elizabeth Buckwalter, Robert Woodward the new 8th camera TriMet wants to put into buses. There’s a rumor centrAl OregOn triMet MerlO transportation executive Board Officer out there that I signed off on that: to be really clear, that’s a lie. I intergOVernMentAl cOuncil liaison Officer Linda Jauron-Mills, Michael McCurry Jacob Foster did not sign off on TriMet’s new plan to put cameras in there that triMet MerlO Maintenance executive Board Officer are pointed at operators, and I wouldn’t without membership’s di - Kerry Montgomery, Geff Worland rection. I did suggest to the company that if they’re serious about cOrVAllis city trAnsit liaison Officer John Oliver triMet MerlO extra Board liaison Officer safety and security, they could improve the cameras right on the Mark Harris, Gene Marsh Jr. Yellow Line that face the rear of the bus, to have them taking pic - cOrVAllis scHOOls liaison Officer No candidate filed — subject to appointment by next President-BA triMet POWell transportation executive Board Officer tures in 360 degrees and able to show passengers boarding and de - Khris Alexander, Novell Reed boarding. But don’t point cameras at operators, because we know POrtlAnd PuBlic scHOOls contractor executive Board Officer triMet POWell Maintenance executive Board Officer management is just going to use that to discipline folks. Anna M. Tompte Mike Francois With all the managers and directors leaving TriMet, nobody in POrtlAnd PuBlic scHOOls contractor liaison Officer triMet POWell extra Board liaison Officer (Turn to Page 15 ) R. Alex Smith III Randy Whitehill triMet lift region 1 liaison Officer triMet ligHt rAil transportation ex. Board Officer Warren Hoeft Anthony Forrester, Terrance Howard triMet lift region 2 liaison Officer triMet ligHt rAil Maintenance ex. Board Officer ATU 757 ANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC: Cathy Redwine Joe E. Ruffin III Sunday, July 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. triMet lift region 3 liaison Officer triMet ruBy JunctiOn transportation liaison Officer Blue Lake Park, (Chinook A and B) Matt Leist Jean Strickland lAne trAnsit district executive Board Officer triMet elMOnicA trAnsPOrtAtiOn liaison Officer 20500 NE Marine Dr., Fairview Jonathon Boldon, Bill Bradley, John R. Gelsomino Jr. Tom Ruiz Jr. Music by the Kirk Green Band lAne trAnsit district secretary liaison Officer triMet elMOnicA MAintenAnce liaison Officer John B. Hampton Douglas Eckholt Come join us for food and fun! We’ll have bingo, lAne trAnsit district extra Board liaison Officer triMet ruBy JunctiOn MAintenAnce liaison Officer caricature artists, watermelon-eating contents, raffle Lora Rangell Jody Moulton prizes, a 50/50 fundraiser for Labor’s Community lAne trAnsit district fleet services liaison Officer triMet rePresented stAff executive Board Officer Services Agency, and more! No candidate filed — subject to appointment by next President-BA Jason Bynon, Frederick Casey, Alina Clark, Bruce Duncan You must sign in at registration to receive meal & raffle sAleM-KeiZer cOntrActed serVices liaison Officer POrtlAnd streetcAr trAnsPOrtAtiOn liaison Officer Joshua Taverne Evette Farra tickets. Parking is $5 per car. We look forward to cAnBy liaison Officer VAlley trAnsit AssOciAtiOn liaison Officer seeing everyone there! And if you are interested in Jason Patterson Mark Brotherton volunteering, please contact the Union Hall at (503) POrtlAnd PuBlic scHOOls executive Board Officer 232-9144! Jimmy Appelhanz PAGE 2 | June 1, 2018 | ATU LOCAL 757 BULLETIN/NW Labor Press ATU Local 757 Officer Reports First Transit/TriMet LIFT most of opportunities to become more at - ulations to Peter Lasley as the newest from SIPs to SORs. TriMet continues to tentive listeners, to solicit the suggestions diesel trainer, and to Kerry Kamhoot and go on fishing expeditions just to find Region 1 (and solutions) of others and to utilize Jason Shaw as the newest Assistant Su - something wrong. Still creating a hostile As reported by what we learn to better nurture the soli - pervisors. environment of low morale. Managers at KATHLEEN BROWN darity that is the heartbeat of the ATU. the garage level are told to carry out dis - Until next time… TriMet Light Rail & cipline even if they feel it is wrong. Hello, everyone! Center Maintenance So, as always, our fight for dignity and Welcome back, beautiful spring! Be - As reported by a respectable work place will continue. ware! More bicyclists, skateboarders, Portland Public Schools KEVIN KINOSHITA The fight is all we have left because com - pedestrians and mayhem out there for us As reported by mon sense does not exist anymore. to contend with. Enjoy with caution. CHARISSE WALL In solidarity! An update on State law for everyone, Newer buses are showing up and the Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 811.109: electric buses are in production. As with (1) Violation of a specific speed limit new changes we also go through a period C-TRAN imposed under law or of a posted speed Hi, all fellow drivers. It looks like we of new challenges and better ideas in the As reported by limit is punishable as follows: made it to the last few weeks of school – long run. Electric busses are a whole new JIM BENNETT (a) One to 10 miles per hour in excess whoa! era as well as disk brakes. We recently of the speed limit is a Class D traffic vi - I just have a few things to remind you received three refurbished lathes for the olation. of: brake bay and the adapters for the 3400’s. (b) 11 to 20 miles per hour in excess If you are hurt on the job, please fill We have new hires on property and Greetings and salutations, brothers and of the speed limit is a Class C traffic vio - out proper paperwork and call the ATU their going through their CDL training, sisters. I hope everyone is enjoying their lation. office at 503-232-9144. Ask them for the by the time this article comes out they spring so far. (c) 21 to 30 miles per hour in excess number for the Workers Comp lawyers should have passed their CDLs. We also One of the hardest things to deal with, of the speed limit is a Class B traffic vio - they can refer us to. It never hurts to have the newest apprentices in diesel and being an employee of C-TRAN, is that lation. make a phone call and ask for advice on facilities taking their Class A license. C-TRAN has a punitive culture. We see (d) Over 30 miles per hour in excess your workers comp claim. If you are on a temp job, whether it day after day. C-TRAN can hold em - of the speed limit is a Class A traffic vio - If you are planning on leaving PPS for you’re on probation or not, you can’t get ployees accountable without being puni - lation. greener pastures, please consider donat - drafted for the holiday sign-up. If you do tive. C-TRAN needs to realize that a Effective July 1st 2018, all residential ing your sick leave to the sick leave bank want to work the holiday you can put a punitive culture keeps people down after streets in the city of Portland will be 20 to help fellow drivers when in need. bid card in. At Center Street mainte - they fall, rather than help them get back MPH – be careful! If you are driving in the summer, nance, all of the open jobs are upstairs in up.