AUG / JUL 2 0 1 1 www.atu.org OPEN SEASON ON OPERATORS COMBATING THE DRIVER ASSAULT EPIDEMIC INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Legislative Report: Throwing Families Under the Bus Canadians Lead The Way: Set New Ridership Record in 2010 ATU Report Calls for Congress to Extend Overtime Protection to OTR Drivers CAUGHT ON VIDEO: FARE EVADER ASSAULTS ATU MEMBER OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION | AFL-CIO/CLC INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS LAWRENCE J. HANLEY International President NEWSBRIEFS ROBERT H. BAKER International Executive Vice President A U.S. court and a Canadian arbitration panel issued rulings in July on disputes that go all the way back OSCAR OWENS International Secretary-Treasurer to 2008, and 2009: INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Victorious local ‘not popping the champagne.’ Washington, DC members won a major RODNEY RICHMOND victory, July 22, when the U.S. District Court ruled Metro must honor an arbitrator’s 2009 ruling New Orleans, LA –
[email protected] awarding a 9% wage increase to its ATU employees (3% per year in 2009, 2010, and 2011). LARRY R. KINNEAR Ashburn, ON –
[email protected] The ruling stems from Metro’s request for a judicial review of the arbitrator’s 2009 award which, JAVIER M. PEREZ, JR. they said, did not take into account the budget difficulties governments were experiencing at Kansas City, MO –
[email protected] the time in violation of the city’s interest arbitration standards. RICHARD M. MURPHY Newburyport, MA –
[email protected] The court took a long time to issue a decision considering Metro’s request seemed a lot like BOB M.