{"id":1595,"date":"2019-09-10T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uniontrack.com\/blog\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2019-09-10T01:41:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T01:41:14","slug":"profile-amalgamated-transit-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniontrack.com\/blog\/profile-amalgamated-transit-union","title":{"rendered":"Union Profile: How the Amalgamated Transit Union Supports Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ken Green
\nCEO\/Founder
\nUnionTrack, Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Amalgamated Transit Union<\/a> (ATU), with nearly 200,000 members, is the largest labor union representing transit and affiliated workers in the United States and Canada. Its members include bus drivers, rail and ferry boat operators, mechanics and maintenance workers, clerks, and baggage handlers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ATU\u2019s roots can be traced back to the American Federation of Labor\u2019s (AFL) efforts to organize streetcar workers in the late 1800s. This resulted in the first convention of the ATU on September 12, 1892 in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

The ATU\u2019s Structure and Leadership<\/h2>\n

Since its formation in 1892, the ATU has grown to encompass more than 220 locals. Its international headquarters are located in Silver Spring, Maryland. Though Canadian locals were included from the beginning, the ATU Canada<\/a> was formally formed in 1982 and includes more than 30 locals. Both are members of the AFL-CIO and Canadian Labour Congress, respectively.<\/p>\n

The ATU has an international convention every three years where local delegates debate and decide the direction of the union, as well as elect new leaders. The organization is governed by an international president, international executive vice president, international secretary-treasurer, and 18 international vice presidents who form the Union\u2019s General Executive Board<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The union\u2019s current leadership includes:<\/p>\n