Author: Erika Mackenzie

ATU Local 113 would like to wish all who celebrate Eid al-Fitr much peace, safety, good health, and prosperity. Eid Mubarak!

ATU Local 113 would like to wish the Hindu community and all who celebrate a Holi filled with love, laughter, and a kaleidoscope of colours. Let the colours of Holi inspire us to brighten the lives of those around us and to celebrate the spirit of togetherness.

On Transit Worker Appreciation Day, ATU Local 113 is celebrating our hard-working members and transit workers across North America.

Today and every day, we recognize the significant impact of public transit vehicle operators, maintenance crews who keep stations in good order, mechanics who keep our fleet of buses and trains running smoothly, dispatchers who keep us on schedule, and the countless other transit workers who are committed to keeping us all moving safely. While the work can often be challenging, our members continue to serve with professionalism, care, and passion for the community.

Thank you for your exceptional service and your commitment to keep Toronto moving.

Happy Transit Worker Appreciation Day!

Embark on a journey through time with ATU Local 113 as we celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme #InspireInclusion. Join us as we showcase our progress and our longstanding commitment to championing rights and inclusion. Together, let’s reflect on our journey and marvel at how far we’ve come.

For International Women’s Month, ATU Local 113 would like to take a moment to honour and recognize the incredible achievements of women around the world. ATU Local 113 was proud to participate in today’s International Women’s Day March and Rally in Toronto, an event that brought together thousands of women, men, non-binary, and gender-diverse people to march for equality and justice. This month serves as a powerful reminder of the progress we’ve made towards gender equality, as well as the challenges that still lie ahead.

CUPE 3903 representing York University workers including teaching assistants, research assistants, contract faculty, part-time librarians and archivists, are on strike fighting for wages that keep up with inflation, job security, and improved working conditions.

ATU Local 113 Executive Board Members Aleem Tharani, Brian Connolly and Matthew Chau showed our local’s solidarity with them at the strike rally for CUPE Local 3903, held outside the York Subway Station yesterday.

ATU Local 113 is proud to continue supporting the Children’s Breakfast Clubs of Canada’s Black History Month initiative. Local 113 Shop Stewards Robert Amos, Bryan Lewis, Tunika Grace Udoh, Andrew McAnuff, and Jerry Phillips accompanied 200 children on a trip to Ottawa for an up-close look at Parliament in celebration of Black History Month.

Kids head to the capital (citynews.ca)

Today, the province announced the launch of the ‘One Fare’ program. ATU Local 113 believes that the province and the city have not adequately quantified, analyzed and addressed the revenue gaps this fare integration program will create.

The Local will continue its dialogue with the province and the city to ensure that this policy is implemented with a full understanding of the immediate and long-term impact on Toronto’s transit users and transit workers.

Yesterday, ATU Local 113 participated in the launch of Black History Month celebrations with the TTC at Leslie Barns.