SERVING ORGANIZED LABOR IN OREGON AND SOUTHWEST SINCE 1900 INSIDE OUTSIDE PAGES NORTHWEST HE TOFFICIAL PUBLICBATION UOF LLETIN LABOR Amalgamated Transit Union PRESS Local 757 VOLUME 121, NUMBER 19 PORTLAND, OREGON OCTOBER 2, 2020

Oregon AFL-CIO Endorsements THIS IS WHAT DOUG KELSEY THINKS for Nov. 3 General Election President’s U.S. SENATE OF HIS FRONTLINE WORKERS U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Roundup CONGRESS Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, CD 1 Rep. Earl Blumenauer, CD 3 By Shirley Block Rep. Peter DeFazio, CD-4 SECRETARY OF STATE: State Sen. Shemia Fagan Brothers and Sisters, STATE TREASURER State Treasurer We have had three mediation sessions with TriMet: September ATTORNEY GENERAL State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum 3rd , 10th and 17th. Each session was worse than the one before it. STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES On the 17th, they sent over a “concept” that was nothing more than Measure 107: Yes for Fair and Honest a list of takeaways for all of maintenance. TriMet wants to ELIMI - Elections, NATE all training programs for bus and facilities. They want to Measure 108: Yes for a Healthy Future, Yes on 110: More Treatment. A Better Ore - make it harder to get into the remaining programs, including requir - gon. ing pre-requisites JUST TO APPLY. They want to get rid of Assis - STATE SENATE tant Supervisors. They do not want to provide ANY apprenticeship Melissa Cribbins, SD 5; Deb Patterson, SD opportunities to current Service workers. AND they want to delete 10; Kate Lieber, SD 14; State Sen. Kath - leen Taylor, SD 21; State Rep. Chris Gorsek, any mention of Journey worker from the contract. What are they SD 25. offering in exchange for all of this? NOTHING. STATE HOUSE Prior to the last mediation session, I sent an email to Doug Kelsey Mary Middleton, HD 4; Alberto Enriquez, asking him to let Sam DeSue sit at the table to observe what was HD 6; Cal Mukumoto, HD 9; Jackie Leung, HD 19; State Rep. Paul Evans, HD 20; going on. A fresh set of eyes. He refused to entertain the idea of a Ramiro “RJ” Navarro, Jr., HD 25; WInsvey fresh set of eyes, because he is blindly putting all his trust into The Campos, HD 28; Debbie Boothe-Schmidt, Cardboard Box Laird Cusack at the detriment of his employees HD 32; State Rep. Maxine Dexter, HD 33; AND the agency. Dacia Grayber, HD 35; Dr. Lisa Reynolds, HD 36; State Rep. Rachel Prusak, HD 37; Most of you may have read the release on our FB page and if Tessah Danel, HD 39; Khanh Pham, HD 46; you haven’t, please do. Now is an important time to keep informed, Zach Hudson, HD 49; Ricki Ruiz, HD 50; Ja - and information is coming out quickly. PLEASE monitor our Face - son Kropf, HD 54; State Rep. Greg Smith, book page and/or website for information! We are working with HD 57. The International on our campaign to kick TriMet in the teeth. CONTRACT UPDATES: SW Washington CLC Endorsements • Tillamook ratified their contract from September 1, 2020 CONGRESS: Carolyn Long, Dist. 3 – June 30, 2023. GOVERNOR : • I again want to thank Mark Brotherton for bringing the STATE AUDITOR : Pat McCarthy supervisors into the Union at Valley Transit in Walla Walla. Their contract has been ratified as well. ATTORNEY GENERAL : Bob Ferguson • I am working with Yamhill County on their first contract LT. GOVERNOR: and Marko Li - ias proposal starting September 26,2020. I will tell you they are a very PUBLIC LANDS COMMISSIONER: energetic group. Hoping they can hold onto this energy. Vice President’s Report WILDFIRES: SECRETARY OF STATE: Gael Tarleton SUPT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: We know the fires took a devasting toll on all of us. I want to Thank You Frontline Workers personally thank all our members that endured and stepped up to STATE TREASURER: Mike Pellicciotti continue to come in to do their jobs and to keep the community By Jonathan Hunt STATE SENATE moving. My heart goes out to the ones that had to leave their homes Greetings, Sisters and Brothers. Daniel Smith, 17th District due to the fires and those that had to remain home due to smoke re - STATE HOUSE lated health issues. Several of our members were displaced due to As another month goes by, we continue to see 17th District: Paul Harris, Tanisha Harris the fires. My heart goes out to all of them. Please contact me at how this pandemic has affected all of us in our 18th District: Donna Sinclair [email protected] if you suffered any property damage or loss daily lives. I want to thank our frontline workers 19th District: Dean Takko, Brian Blake due to the fires. as they continue to brave the unknown. We con - 49th District: Monica Stonier, Sharon Wylie I want to encourage everyone to always take care of yourself and tinue to demand hazard pay for our frontline work - Clark County Council: Matt Little, Dist. 4 make yourself a priority. These are trying times, and it is easy to ers. ATU Local 757 has recently engaged in town KLICKITAT COUNTY COMMISSION : Joanna hall meetings, Shop Steward training, and Zoom Turner, Dist.1. forget to take some time to check in on yourself and take care of CLARK COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION : you! If you feel like you need to talk, please reach out to someone. meetings. I encourage you to look at your Union Michael Martin, Dist.1 Pos. 1; Eric LaBrant, Your employer may offer EAP benefits, and we will be happy to boards, our website, and Facebook for upcoming Dist.1 Pos. 3; Chuck Green, Dist.2 Pos. 1; informational meetings. Kelsey Potter, Dist. 2 Pos. 2; Maureen Win - get you that information. You are not alone. We are all in this to - While we are not allowed to have regular Union Meetings at this ningham, Dist. 3 Pos. 1; Terri Niles, Dist. 3 gether! point, we are allowed to have informational meetings. If you find Pos. 2; Jeff Angelo, Dist. 3 Pos. 3; John Latta, Thank you again for everything you do! We are proud to serve Dist. 4 Pos. 2; Doug Lasher, At-Large Posi - yourself needing assistance during these dark times, please reach out, tion 1; Mike Dalesandro, At-Large Pos. 3. you and to represent you! we are here for you, an injury to one is an injury to all. In solidarity! PAGE 2 | October 2 , 2020 | ATU LOCAL 757 BULLETIN/NW Labor Press ATU LOCAL 757 OFFICER REPORTS

ficer if you need their number. All the of the members and the effects it could opportunity to current service workers. first responders that keep us safe and put have on the members and on the current 4. Continues to propose doing away First Student Portland their lives on the line deserve a huge CBA. Stay tuned. We will keep everyone with ALL state or Union training over - As reported by shout out and a hug. Whatever happens, updated as we receive information. We sight. ANNA TOMPTE stay safe. Know you have friends out are also having discussions with C-Tran 5. Wants to do away with Assistant Su - there when times get rough and you need concerning the best way to move forward pervisor positions. Union Brothers and Sisters, someone to help. That is what unions are with the Combined CBA, which expires 6. AND wants to strike out ANY men - for. Help when you can, ask when you January 31st, 2021. We will have more tion of Journeyworkers in the contract. I hope everyone is well. I would like need, be generous with all you do, serve information regarding this in October. During the fire, facilities maintenance to let everyone know what we have been those that are in your community. C-Tran has recently lifted the hiring cleaners came to the shops and helped discussing pertaining to going back to I want to highlight a few issues that we freeze on fixed route hiring. Fixed route with wiping down of buses and touch work. need to continue to push forward. If you has been struggling to keep operators in points. The shop was smoky, even with • Labor management meetings (we are are having physical issues with the seat, the seat and needs some replenishment. the doors closed, fans running, and ex - going to need them) or anything else, please document it These positions are currently only open haust fans on. Towards the end of the • Insurance: The company is paying through control. You can also file an as an internal hire, mostly geared towards week, facilities maintenance was able to insurance so they can reassure them - RSA. One of the main issues I am hear - C-Van operators. I would encourage any acquire “scrubbers” to help with the selves that everyone is coming back ing about with the new seats is it is cut - C-Van operator interested to apply. We smoke in the shop. We are still having when the furlough is over. We will be ting off circulation from operators’ legs will be meeting October 1st with C-Tran new-hire orientations in facilities because calling everyone just to make sure we because the front of the seat pan won’t management to hammer out an MOU re - cleaners are leaving for a variety of rea - have correct information. If your phone drop down. If this is happening to you it garding this unique situation. We will sons. If you know someone who is look - number or address has changed, please needs to be called in. File an RSA. It is keep the membership updated as we re - ing for a job, tell them to check the let us know as well as the company (the not going to get fixed quick, but without ceive information. The current situation TriMet website company will not give it to me or any - this documentation, it won’t get fixed at in C-Van is grim. We are, unfortunately, ATU and TriMet are still having one else). all. only hovering around approximately 325 weekly morning conferences for • Also on the insurance, if you have Secondly, please take a look at the hol - scheduled rides per day, down from the COVID -19 issues, as well as issues that electives and the company pays them, iday request online in the operator’s self- approximately 1,100 rides per day we are occurring with the facilities cleaners. then you would owe when we go back. serve section of the TriNet page. You can were at before the COVID -19 pandemic, So far, most of the issues are being ad - We would like to be the ones to control do this for holidays and it works amaz - and that number does not seem to be dressed and we are getting some answers how it gets paid back, not the company. ingly during Holiday sign up. climbing. The number of rides at this back. • Open enrolment: As soon as the Thanks for all you do, keep up the time does not support the number of em - Lastly, if you are called in for a meet - company is doing open enrollment, the fight and keep yourself informed and ployees needed to operate C-Van. Right ing for time-loss, get ahold of your Union postcards will be sent out to everyone. VOTE IN NOVEMBER! now, there are approximately 75 C-Van Officer so we can help you. These time- • School board meetings: We need to In solidarity. operators and C-Tran only needs approx - loss letters are automatically generated, calendar meetings and attend if possible. imately 50 operators to maintain its cur - even if you have applied for We have been having Zoom meetings rent service. Again, I would encourage FMLA/OFLA, workers’ comp, and/or periodically and I will try to keep every - C-TRAN any C-Van operators interested to con - COVID -19 leave. As reported by one informed. sider joining fixed route. We would love JAMES BENNETT Please try and stay healthy and safe. to have you! TriMet Merlo In Solidarity. Hang in there folks, I know it’s been a rollercoaster of a ride for the last seven Transportation Greetings and Salutations, Brothers and As reported by months. We’ll get through this together! Sisters, MICHAEL M cCURRY TriMet Portland Ever forward. In Solidarity. Streetcar It’s been quite a year so far, and I know As reported by most of us will be happy to put 2020 be - TriMet Light Rail & Greetings Union Siblings, ANTHONY FORRESTER hind us and get to 2021. This has been a very tough year for all of us for one rea - Center Maintenance I get asked all the time, ‘how are ne - son or another. Sometimes it feels like As reported by gotiations going?’ I can say it’s not good. KEVIN KINOSHITA Happy Rails, Friends! that we may be clearing a hurdle and TriMet is only trying to stall. They never something else gets thrown at us. give us a “this for that” type of thing. I hope you all are doing well. The last Whether it be Covid, racial injustice, While they keep doing this, we are on a few weeks have been a crazy time with protests, wildfires, etc. It’s been a tough There are many people who have fast track to arbitration. It is crazy how the windstorm, the fires, and now possi - year and let’s give our fellow brothers helped during COVID -19 and the recent they think we will work with them while ble flooding. We had a tree fall on our and sisters a helping hand if they need it, fires here in the Pacific Northwest. To all, they only ask for takeaways. NO. I ex - house, requiring a little roof work. My remember we don’t know what they may thank you!! People have gone above and plained that it’s not a negotiation, but neighbor had the same tree fall through be struggling with. beyond. We have been very fortunate, rather a gutting of the contract! We will his house with no injuries. A day later we C-Tran is currently in the process of other places are still scrambling to get not stand for this. had some friends near Molalla move in what they are calling a reorganization. their orders. I hope that everyone is doing The District still only sees punish - with us when they went to evac level 3. I This reorganization, we are told, will be okay. If you have been affected by fires, ment. Make a mistake in good faith and have felt the exhaustion and helplessness going into effect January 2021. From please talk to your Union Rep or contact boom, punishment follows long after the that runs with so many things that are out what we understand, the reorganization the Union office so we can assist you. A event. Just when you thought it was of our control just trying to keep those will probably not have much effect on Relief Fund is available to our members. over, they come back with a slap to the that are close to us safe. Always remem - the operators, if any. There will be phys - Maintenance contract update. face! I say this in no uncertain terms — ber EAP can help you through these ical moves during this reorganization, We had our second round of mediation managers are not the ones in control of times. The ability to talk to a neutral per - most likely both Fixed Route and C-Van and this is what happened: this! It is all Laird Cusack (AKA Card - son that is trained to help is beyond dispatch will be moved to the Admin 1. TriMet believes that there should be board box.) measure in times like these. Counselors Building on 51st Circle. The Supervisors NO training program for bus and facili - Knowing that, I ask you all to not have are trained to help us work through these Bargaining Unit is where the reorganiza - ties. meetings with them alone! In the past, a hard times when depression, trauma, and tion could have a considerable impact. 2. Wants to contract out ALL new working relationship was normal. It is a variety of other issues can come up. ATU has asked C-Tran for a labor/man - electric bus work. not anymore! While Laird controls the Call me, the office, or your frontline of - agement meeting to address the concerns 3. 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From Page 2 how to bring back the members that were going, so remember to be safe in the once again get together for our continua - laid off as quickly and prudently as possi - yard. Lots of construction and people tion meetings in solidarity. Stay Strong. District punishment, you must assume ble, while also recognizing the incredibly aren’t aware of some of our rules. We difficult work that was being performed by they are looking to punish. I remind you have continued problems with pigeons in to enact your WEINGARTEN RIGHTS Lane Transit those that remained for the last 6 months. our shop at Powell. I addressed the prob - District These front-line workers kept showing up as soon as you think anything will be dis - lem with my supervisor and facilities so, cipline. That is nearly every conversa - As reported by into an unknown and potentially unsafe hopefully, the pigeon problem will be re - BILL BRADLEY environment, sometimes going to extreme tion you have with them now. Ask solved. clearly, “Is this leading to discipline?” measures to ensure their own safety and I would like to give a shout-out to all Brothers and sisters, their family’s safety when they would re - They must tell you and if they say, the new COVID cleaners. people fogging “Well…. No,” do not trust it and invoke turn home. The amount of stress this cre - the buses, mechanics, drivers, and all the I have included my public comment to ated in the workforce was unprecedented. these rights ASAP! Make a formal meet - frontline workers. Good job, everybody. LTD’s Board of Directors that culmi - ing as it allows for Union representation As frontline workers, the safety of our Together we keep this place moving. nated in the recognition of your hard homes was not available to us to allow us to make sure they are not pulling one You are the eyes and ears of our work these past six months. over on you. They are trying to have it to continue to earn a living, necessitating Union. If you hear something, see some - Dear LTD Board of Directors, the risk to continue reporting in person both ways! Sorry, I am done with trying thing, contact your Union Rep and dis - to be nice while all my Union Siblings ATU 757 is excited to be addressing every day. cuss it. Together we will unite. you this evening. The package that will ATU looks at the future with an opti - are getting punished! In solidarity, I need your help. I need you to report be presented to you tonight shows a level mistic view, excited to embark on the next all buses not getting clean to OSHA. of respect for the frontline workers that 50 years with LTD as partners. This They have an online complaint form. Tillamook County we have been seeking since March. The package will mark the beginning of that Use it. The order is every four hours. It Transportation District package as presented will serve as the higher level of partnership. I urge you to only takes a short time to be exposed to As reported by definitive beginning of a new partnership pass the package as presented and ask the virus. Hold TriMet’s feet to the fire! RICK DIETZ between Lane Transit District and ATU for your continued support of both par - We drive and are expected to be frontline 757. When we look into the past, ATU ties. Thank you for the opportunity to essential workers, but they refuse to pay Hello to all of our Brothers & Sisters, partnered with community leaders in give this public testimony tonight. Portland when Rose City Transit was on us for the risk, while managers sit safely Please take a moment of silence for all After this public comment, the Board at a desk! They are not at risk, YOU are! the precipice of bankruptcy. They went of our Brothers & Sisters who have lost down to the Oregon Legislature in March met in Executive Session to discuss our Be safe. Report everything that you their lives due to COVID -19. package. They returned to open session think is unsafe to OSHA. This is your of 1969 to lobby for the creation of Mass Let’s start this off with we finally have Transportation Districts. In 1970, this and passed the package unanimously. right and TriMet cannot do anything to a contract at Tillamook that we can all The package does three things: you for reporting. Many laws protect this legislation ultimately allowed LTD to agree upon. It only took 20 months to get come into existence when Emerald 1. Extends recall rights to 18 months, action. While TriMet sucks, your safety it completed. COVID did not help much. up from 12 months is one of the reasons this Union exists. Transportation System shut down. As It did finally take multiple mediation LTD embarks on its 50th year of exis - 2. Pays each employee a $1,000 pan - Speaking of the Union, this is your meetings via Zoom to get it completed. demic bonus, this includes any recalled Union! It lives and dies on the collective tence, with 48 of those years working A big “Thank You” to everyone in - with ATU, we have a chance to create members. energy we united give it! Do not be volved! Here are the results of our mem - 3. Grants each employee three addi - silent! Send that email. Call the hall. new partnership that will lead Eugene bers’ voting. Out of 27 members, 18 were out of this current pandemic and rebuild tional pandemic bonus leave days, this Get to your Union officers and ask your able to get their vote in on Monday, Au - includes any recalled members. questions. Do not rely on rumor! I am a better transit system to serve our com - gust 31st. 17 “Yes” votes and 1 “No” munity. Our labor contract was called Thanks so much for your patience, but happy to talk and say I do not know when vote. I myself am pleased with what our our perseverance paid off. I don’t know it. the “Partnership Agreement” until 2004. team was able to accomplish. Again, This term ended after the strike settled We are not perfect, but I can say thank you all!! wholeheartedly that all the officers are the contract in 2005, but ATU’s desire is We’ve been fortunate around our to get back to the spirit of what once was, Mulligan’s Stew trying hard to keep you safe and em - As reported by routes and bus stops with assaults, until two parties working hand in hand to bet - ployed. Sometimes preventing a change recently. Sylivie, who staffs our main bus TIM MULLIGAN is a win. ter serve our community. This work truly stop in Tillamook on the weekends, was began in earnest back in March of 2020. Remember, never drive angry, scared, recently punched in the jaw by a person or tired. The impact of COVID-19 on the world who was going to get on a Portland- and our workplace cannot be denied. It TriMet Powell bound bus. The person was arrested and truly could have splintered our two par - RIP RBG! We lost a great person, who taken to jail. We had another incident ties. Early and continuous communication fought for many causes, especially mi - Maintenance norities. Supreme Court Justice Ruth B. As reported by that recently took place with a passenger between ATU and LTD created the Ginsberg tipped the right scales always MIKE FRANCOIS due to being non-compliant with the cur - bedrock of LTD's response to COVID-19 rent restrictions. This one kicked our pandemic in our community. The early for good and fair justice! Enter Mitch Tillamook Police Chief in the leg after he flexibility granted by ATU allowed LTD to McConnell, who denied President Hello, Brothers and Sisters, exited one of our buses and was also respond quickly to an ever changing situ - Obama from appointing a new judge taken to jail. These are very troubling ation while also creating work that helped months before the election. M.M. said it I have two new grievances waiting on times that we are all living in right now was too close to the election. But sud - the Step 2 process. Quite the shake up LTD retain more of the highly qualified with COVID , the fires, and all the unrest workforce when the 2020/2021 Budget denly, Mitch wants to appoint a new going on at TriMet, they are looking for in Portland. TriMet has been dealing judge weeks before a new election. Re - a new director in bus maintenance. created the need for the largest layoff in with assaults with their operators for a the history of Lane Transit District. That ally! Some things never change! Garage managers are getting moved very long time. I am thankful that we do BIDEN/ HARRIS 2020! Make Amer - around, supervisors are getting moved moment could have been a serious point not have the same numbers per capita on of division between our organizations. In - ica Kind Again! CORONA and smoky around. Mediations with TriMet are not our routes. hazardous AQI! WHAT next? Locusts? even remotely close to smooth going. stead, LTD and ATU went to the Oregon I would also like to thank all our mem - Legislature to advocate for additional flex - We just need to all hang in there and Construction on the new shop is slow, but bers FAR and WIDE for being frontline try to respect each other’s values and be - showing some progress. We’ve had a few ibility in the uses of STIF dollars. This ef - workers during this pandemic, and trying fort ultimately paid off in the passage of liefs! Too bad management can’t use this glitches in the new fuel house and wash to portray a good attitude, as it can be frame of mind in negotiations. The rich rack. Congestion in the yard isn’t going Senate Bill 1601. The leaders of both or - very hard at times. Stay safe out there. ganizations continued their discussions on get richer and the poor get poorer! Watch to be fixed until the new shop is up and I am also hoping that soon we can Turn to Page 20 PAGE 20 | October 2 , 2020 | ATU LOCAL 757 BULLETIN/NW Labor Press Secretary Treasurer’s Report ATU Relief Fund available to help By Mary Longoria EETTIIRREEEESS Sisters and Brothers, RR ’’ I want to start by saying my heart goes out to those of you who have been affected by the wildfires or by the coronavirus. ATU International has a Relief Fund for those that have been affected by the wildfires, THE FOLLOWINGOO RETRRIRENNES AEERE RRCELEBRATING you can contact the Local at 503-232-9144 or email CC [email protected] www.atu757.org OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS: , or you can visit our website at Roger Adams, Pamela Ahders, Wan Ahmad, Richard Alsos, Shirley Andrade, James for more information. Andrews, Steve Andrews, Homer Atwood, Donald Ayers, Richard Beebe, Fritz Bentz, I also want to remind people that in most areas, open enrollment for Glenn Bisby, Bradley Black, Rita Black, Barbara Bonds, Keith Boos, Boni Boyd-Cook, medical and dental benefits are open soon for both active and retired Gloria Brown, Robert Brown, Patrick Bryan, Linda Butler, Gerald Carl, Virginia Car - members. Please make sure and fill out your forms if you have changes. I also want to invite members to our monthly Zoom meetings. The next meeting will lyle, Michael Carpenter, Wayne Case, CURLEY CLARK , Joseph Coleman, Bellvena Cope, Vester Crist, David Dorn, Benjamin Fain Jr, Richard Foland, Renee Fox, John mbea Triujaensdaamy@, Oactuto7b5e7r. o2r0g , at 5p.m. If you would like an invite to the meeting, please email to RSVP. You can also submit questions that you want answered Frainey, Ronald Gallegos, John Gates, ROBERT GEORGE , Jerome Gerard, Gary during the meeting. You can review the past Q&A meeting notes on our website and Gilgan, Marcus Gill, Jack Hagel, Francis Halpin, Curtis Hansen, Herbert Hanson, Facebook. The monthly meetings are attended by Executive Officers, Liaisons, and Merle Hanson, Andrew Heesacker, Claudeen Hendren, Lynette Hicks, John Jacobs, Stewards from all properties. This is a way to keep informed on what is going on in your area. John Jamison Jr, Janice Jennings, Gary Jensen, David Kay, William Keinath, John These are trying times and your Officers are working every day to make sure everyone Kellerman, Martha Kerchum, John Kill, Charles Koenig, Michael Ladich, James Lau, is represented. We continue to process and have grievance meetings, negotiations con - Michael Lesh, Henry Lines, Jeff Lomax, Jeanne Marson, Daniel Martin, GARY MC tinue, and we continue to stand up for workers’ rights. CLANAHAN , Darrell Mc Innis, Jannie Midde, Laverne Moore, JAMES NELSON , I would be remiss to not say the sadness I feel over the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She has been a voice for women’s rights, a great leader, and an advocate for both men Dennis Newcomer, Brian Nielsen, Alexander Ohly, Hope Okazaki, Geneva Ortner, and women. From allowing women admission to Virginia Military Institute to people Phillip Ozier, Michael Parsons, Jens Petersen, David Puderbaugh, Joseph Ramonda, being paid equally, her never-ending fight for social change has been appreciated in my Wayne Reynolds, Linda Richards, Ken Richins, Sybil Rickett, Bernardo Saludares, life. RBG you will never be forgotten. David Schafer Sr, Julian Sebastian, Susan Senger, Richard Singleton, Robert Smith, Timothy Snyder, Kandi Sowle, Kenneth Spotts, Douglas Stanley, Ron Stevens, Jo- OFFICER REPORTS Ann Sweeney, Richard Swope, Barry Tillson, Kenneth Turner, Clinton Tyler, Anita Underwood, Thomas Vice, Jay Volheye, Sherry Ward, Gaylord Warren, Douglas Wat - son, Daniel Whitney, Frank Williams, Mary Williams, Sandra Wood, S Denise Wood- From Page 19 transient Charles Manson. Our #70 ap - Tyron, Terry Wu, Ralph Yoder. Names in bold print/caps are our 50-year re - proached Burnside/12th and a passenger tirees – thank you for your service, sisters and brothers! out! The MEEK are getting ready! began asking the operator a question and Zoom... October is upon us! I remem - I said I could help and that the driver was IN MEMORIAM: ber the good ol’ days when operators new and needed not to be distracted. The Richard Douglas could costume up for HOWLoween! But passenger disgustingly looked me over then management nixed festivities, cit - and said “mind your own business!” AS OF SEPTEMBER, THE FOLLOWING RETIREES ARE CELEBRATING 50 ing security and safety concerns. No one The passenger asked the driver “If she YEARS WITH ATU: Paul Headley, Joseph Schweitz wants to see a clown driving a bus. One could let her off at a non stop, if the light year I dressed up as TerribleTim from the was red?” The line trainee looked my Due to COVID, Retired Members’ Chapter Meetings are canceled until fur - Monty Python movie THE HOLY way and asked if it was okay? I said ther notice. GRAIL. My 35 yr. old Vanessa watched “certainly, if all looks safe.” Guess my it with me when she was in H.S. She still costume was totally non operator look - thinks it the funniest movie she ever saw. ing. Terrible Tim was the bridge keeper Have a great October Bros n Sistahs! and I adopted his name. I dressed as Ter - VOTE! Just once please. Keep in mind MEETING NOTICES ribleTim one Halloween and was line UNITY not division of the USA! BLM! training from the side seat looking like a Peace! Salud! Union STRONG! By vote of the ATU 757 Executive Board, The deadline for registering by mail is (re - Register to Vote! ceived by) Monday, Oct. 26. all Charter and Continuation Meetings are In Oregon , the deadline to register to vote The deadline to register in person is Tues - is Tuesday, Oct. 13. You can register online, day, Nov. 3. The deadline to update an ex - canceled for the month of October. Please visit by mail, or in person. If registering by mail, isting voter registration with a new name it must be postmarked by Oct. 13. or address is Monday, Oct. 26. our website or Facebook page, or call the In Washington , the deadline to register on - You can also register and vote on Election Union Hall for any questions. line is Monday, Oct. 26. Day. Election day is Tuesday, November 3. Amalgamated Transit Union - Division 757 Representing working men and women in Oregon and Washington at: TriMet • Lane Transit District • C-TRAN/C-VAN • Salem Area Mass Transit District • MV Canby • MV Salem • Rogue Valley Transportation District • Bend Extended Area Transit • Cascades East Transit • Tillamook County Transportation District • Valley Transit Association • First Transit Regions 1, 2 and 3 • City of North Bonneville • Portland Public Schools • First Student Portland • First Student Corvallis • MTR Corvallis • Lamar Advertising Company • Columbia Area Transit- Hood River • ATU Retired Member Chapter • Sunset Empire Transportation District, Astoria • CC Rider