Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE - JANUARY 20, 2023

A GRIM START FOR 2023 – TRANSIT UNION REPORTS NUMEROUS ASSAULTS ON WORKERS & PASSENGER-TO-PASSENGER OFFENSES

WINNIPEG, January 20, 2023 – Amalgamated Transit Union Local (ATU) 1505 strengthens their resolve on their calls for action to improve Transit safety after several r

PRESS RELEASE - JANUARY 20, 2023

PRESS RELEASE - JANUARY 3, 2023

WINNIPEG & BRANDON TRANSIT WORKERS ELECT NEW UNION PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, & BOARD MEMBERS

WINNIPEG, MB, January 3, 2023 – Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505, representing over 1400 Winnipeg and Brandon transit workers, have elected Chris Scott

PRESS RELEASE - JANUARY 3, 2023

PRESS RELEASE – DECEMBER 29, 2022

TRANSIT UNION – OPERATIONAL FUNDING HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING

WINNIPEG, December 29, 2022 – The Manitoba Government announced it will release over $34 million over the next 2 years to reduce the deficit in transit operational funding – Amalgamated Transit Union (

PRESS RELEASE – DECEMBER 29, 2022

PRESS RELEASE - NOVEMBER 25, 2022

SEVERAL TRANSIT WORKERS SUFFER ABUSE – TRANSIT UNION PLEADS FOR BUREAUCRATIC PROCESSES TO BE EXPEDITED

WINNIPEG, November 25th, 2022 – Yesterday, on November 24th, 2022, several Winnipeg Transit employees suffered a series of abuse from disruptive Transit users, including verba

PRESS RELEASE - NOVEMBER 25, 2022

PRESS RELEASE - NOVEMBER 8, 2022

WINNIPEG TRANSIT IS IN A PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS – TRANSIT UNION PLEADS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION FROM CITY AND PROVINCE

WINNIPEG, November 8th, 2022 – The Winnipeg Transit system is left reeling after a series of assaults on patrons and a Transit worker over the last six days – Amalga

PRESS RELEASE - NOVEMBER 8, 2022

PRESS RELEASE - SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON TRANSIT BUSES – TRANSIT UNION DEEMS IT A DOWNRIGHT SHAMEFUL PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS 

WINNIPEG, September 22, 2022 – Throughout the morning of September 20, 2022,

an adult male passenger boarded a number Transit buses and sexually assaul

PRESS RELEASE - SEPTEMBER 22, 2022