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Some Transit Agencies Don't Kill Pedestrians, Guess OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION|AFL-CIO/CLC MAY / JUNE 2017 SOME TRANSIT AGENCIES DON’T KILL PEDESTRIANS, GUESS WHICH ONES (HINT: SEE PAGES 5 AND 18) INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS LAWRENCE J. HANLEY International President JAVIER M. PEREZ, JR. International Executive Vice President NEWSBRIEFS OSCAR OWENS International Secretary-Treasurer Pensacola riders, workers sound off at town hall With the future Escambia County public transit at stake, hundreds INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS of riders, elected officials, workers, and community leaders RICHARD M. MURPHY attended a Local 1395-Pensacola, FL-organized transit town hall Newburyport, MA – [email protected] meeting to express their serious concerns about potential route JANIS M. BORCHARDT service cuts and the need for increased service. In May, the Board Madison, WI – [email protected] of County Commissioners of Escambia County voted to end its PAUL BOWEN Canton, MI – [email protected] contract with private contractor First Transit, due to the company’s KENNETH R. KIRK poor management of the system, and moved the operations to the county. Escambia County Lancaster, TX – [email protected] Commission Chairman Doug Underhill has been threatening to slash transit service and eliminate MARCELLUS BARNES the dedicated 4 cent gas tax. The Local has been engaged in an aggressive campaign to engage Flossmore, IL – [email protected] riders urging them to contact county commissioners to tell them they support the transit system. RAY RIVERA Lilburn, GA – [email protected] Stay connected for a chance to win an ATU jacket YVETTE TRUJILLO Thornton, CO – [email protected] Fall is right around the corner and who wouldn’t want to win an ATU jacket to wear to work? All you have to do is go to the www. GARY JOHNSON, SR. Cleveland, OH – [email protected] atu.org and sign up to receive ATU action alerts on the latest news ROBIN WEST and developments on ATU, public transportation, politics and other Halifax, NS – [email protected] important issues. To enter the drawing, simply provide your e-mail, JOHN COSTA local number and zip/postal code. If you have already submitted your Kenilworth, NJ – [email protected] email you’re still signed up for the contest, simply click “Skip and CHUCK WATSON Continue to Website.” Also, tell your fellow brothers and sisters to sign up for a chance to win Syracuse, NY – [email protected] an ATU jacket. CLAUDIA HUDSON Oakland, CA – [email protected] Learn to help your Local with ATU’s innovative BRUCE HAMILTON New York, NY – [email protected] Online Training Videos MICHELLE SOMMERS Want to learn new skills to get more involved with your Local? All Brooklyn Park, MN – [email protected] it takes is a click on your smartphone or computer. That’s because JAMES LINDSAY the ATU website now has a series of Online Training Videos to help Santa Clarita, CA – [email protected] local leaders and members learn new strategies to make their Locals EMANUELE (MANNY) SFORZA stronger, and build Union power for the battles ahead. This is part Toronto, ON – [email protected] of the Union’s ongoing effort to train as many members as possible. The videos are available JOHN CALLAHAN Winnipeg, MB – [email protected] for all to view at www.atu.org. The videos cover Stewards Training, Grievances, 10 steps for Winning Contracts, Organizing Passengers, and other issues. We also want your feedback and INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES have included brief online surveys in the description of each video. DENNIS ANTONELLIS Spokane, WA – [email protected] INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS EMERITUS STEPHAN MACDOUGALL Boston, MA – [email protected] International President Jim La Sala, ret. ANTHONY GARLAND International President Warren George, ret. Washington, DC – [email protected] ANTONETTE BRYANT International Executive Vice President Ellis Franklin, ret. Oakland, CA – [email protected] International Executive Vice President Mike Siano, ret. SESIL RUBAIN New Carrollton, MD – [email protected] Subscription: USA and Canada, $5 a year. Single copy: 50 cents. All others: $10 a year. Published bimonthly by the CURTIS HOWARD Amalgamated Transit Union, Editor: Shawn Perry, Designer: Paul A. Fitzgerald. Editorial Office: 10000 New Hampshire Atlanta, GA – [email protected] Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20903. Tel: 1-301-431-7100 . Please send all requests for address changes to the ATU Registry Dept. ISSN: 0019-3291. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40033361.RETURN UNDELIVERABLE ATU CANADA CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO: APC Postal Logistics, LLC, PO Box 503, RPO, West Beaver Creek, Richmond Hill ON L4B 4R6. PAUL THORP Brampton, ON – [email protected] IN TRANSIT | www.atu.org 3 MAY/JUNE 2017 CONTENT Vol. 126, No. 3 9 Local 752 - Bloomington, IL, celebrates 100th anniversary 12 New research reveals why your back hurts so much 13 Workstation Initiative Top 10: Top 10 things you need to know about Drivers’ Seats 14 Drivers want shields that work with them - not as an obstacle WORK ENVIRONMENT AFFECTS TRANSIT 10 15 Workstation Initiative Top 10: Top 10 things you WORKER LONGEVITY ON JOB AND IN LIFE need to know about Barriers (Driver Shields) 16 Fumes, heat create dangerous conditions for drivers, riders alike 17 Workstation Initiative Top 10: Top 10 things you need to know about Fumes and Air Quality 18 Blind spot accidents ‘scar drivers for the longest time’ 19 Workstation Initiative Top 10: Top 10 things you need to know about Bus Blind Spots 20 Improved ergonomics will reduce bus 26 driver injuries STC BUS CLOSURE FORCING 21 Workstation Initiative Top 10: Top 10 RIDERS TO HITCHHIKE things you need to know about bus workstation ergonomics 2 International Officers & 22 ATU this September: Bring transit workplaces General Executive Board into the 21st Century News Briefs 23 Resolution to End Fatalities and Injuries 3 Index Page Resulting From Poor Transit Bus Design 4 Canadian Agenda: St. Catherines Local 24 Women and ATU - Part 2 conducts petition campaign to amend 26 Winnipeg transit to test bus shields to hours-of-service law protect drivers 5 International President’s Message: 27 Edmonton squashes talk of partnering with Time to demand healthy, safe and Uber on transit secure workstations Hamilton transit workers score initial victory to 6 International Executive Vice President’s ‘Keep Transit Public’ Message: ATU, now, more a movement, than an institution 28 Translations (French) 7 International Secretary-Treasurer’s Message: 31 In Memoriam Thrown under the bus 32 Join the Fight for a Better Workstation 8 Metro workers’ pay & benefits typical for industry 9 Local 1505 - Winnipeg, MB, president appointed to ATU GEB IN TRANSIT | www.atu.org 3 Canadian Agenda Peterborough Local conducts petition campaign to amend hours-of-service law Local 1624-Peterborough, ON, is conducting a petition Currently, motor coach drivers are subjected to 13-hour* campaign (https://atu1624.ca/services/fatigue-kills-petition/) maximum drive times with on-duty shifts lasting up to to amend the current federal hours-of-service law 16 hours. that threatens the safety of not only the vehicle operators, The Canadian Safety Council has stated, “Driving while but also passengers. fatigued is comparable to driving while drunk,” and it is Local 1624 asserts “daily work allowances for drivers must crucial that current legislation reflect that understanding. be revised as the current maximums for on-duty, drive time Minister Garneau, I am calling on you for assistance to make and core rest between shifts are inadequate and lead to travel safer for all Canadians, not only motor coach drivers. fatigue among drivers. Fatigue is one of the leading causes of Our roads can be made safer by amending the current fatal motor coach accidents and is quite easily avoidable by legislation in the following ways: increasing rest times between shifts, decreasing drive time, and on-duty requirements. • Cut driving time from 13* hours to 10 hours • Reduce a driver’s shift from 16 hours to 13 hours The Peterborough Local is inviting members and concerned on duty Canadians “to sign the petition which will go directly to Transport Minister Marc Garneau. We can no longer ignore • Increase rest time from 8 hours to 10 hours the magnitude of fatalities and serious injuries resulting from For the benefit of the millions of Canadians, I hope that the current legislation.” this will become a priority for your Ministry so that fatigue- Petition text: related fatalities and injuries can be significantly reduced. v The Honourable Marc Garneau Sincerely, Minister of Transport [Your name] 4060 Sainte-Catherine Street West, Suite 340 [Your email address] Westmount, Quebec H3Z 2Z3 You can sign the petition at: https://atu1624.ca/services/ Dear Minister Garneau: fatigue-kills-petition/ Over the past decade, a horrifying 41% of motor coach *Coach Canada has a company policy that states its crash fatalities have been attributed to driver fatigue. employees have nine hours off between shifts, and if they do This is a staggering fact given that driver fatigue is one of the an overnight shift they must have 12 hours off before and most preventable causes of these tragedies. after the overnight shift. 4 May/June 2017 | IN TRANSIT IN TRANSIT | www.atu.org 5 LARRY HANLEY, INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT Time to demand healthy, safe, and secure workstations Among the many issues the International Union focuses • Reduce assaults on, one of the most important is the improvement of our • Reduce accidents members’ lives at work – particularly when the problems • preventing improvements are not easy to resolve at the Reduce pedestrian fatalities local level. • Reduce the crippling effects of bad drivers’ seats on our members Nothing fits this bill better than the challenge of • improving the physical workstations in which we perform Begin to get the attention of the people who make our various jobs. The international union department the decisions that affect our lives, decisions that charged with improving the safety and health of our currently create unsafe workplaces.
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