ATU Local 113 stands in solidarity with our ATU Canada, ATU Local 583, ATU Local 987 and ATU local 569 Sisters and Brothers in Alberta.
ATU Local 113 President Carlos Santos and the Executive Board strongly support the Alberta Federation of Labour’s challenge to the Kenney government’s attacks on Alberta’s transit and public sector workers.
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Sisters and Brothers,
ATU Local 113 President Carlos Santos and the Executive Board would like to offer their utmost thanks for all the hard work that our negotiating team have put into arbitration over the holidays. We also want to thank all the dedicated board members that were involved, as well as the stewards, witnesses, and of course our legal counsel for their input and efforts to help secure our success in negotiations.
The week of December 21, we received an Interest Arbitration Award of 2% annual wage increases each year. The arbitrator rejected the TTC’s argument that the impact of COVID-19 means TTC has an “inability to pay” for normal wage and benefit increases.
The award, which expires in July 31, 2021 along with the CBA, also provides improvements such as:
Once again, ATU Local 113 offers everyone involved our immense thanks and gratitude.
In Solidarity,
Carlos Santos
President, ATU Local 113
On behalf of all ATU Local 113 members, President Carlos Santos and the Executive Board sends our deepest condolences to the family, friends and coworkers of Joe Sottile, a fellow TTC employee and member of CUPE Local 2 who we lost to COVID-19.
Brother Joe will be missed and fondly remembered by all who knew him. CUPE Local 2 has organized an assistance fund to support the Sottile family during this difficult time. Please click the link below to donate.
Throughout the pandemic, ATU Local 113 members have shown their hard work and dedication to moving Toronto. In a special video message, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney and Associate Transportation Minister Kinga Surma thank all ATU Local 113 members for your exceptional service to our city.
ATU Local 113 President Carlos Santos thanks Premier Ford, Minister Mulroney and Minister Surma for their kind words and holiday wishes to our members. ATU Local 113 is also thankful for the provincial government stepping up to the plate to deliver emergency transit funding in 2020.
Looking ahead to 2021, Toronto’s public transit workers call on the Ford government to deliver necessary funding to keep Toronto moving as we rebuild the economy – and for long-term funding to address operating costs.
The pandemic has shown the vital importance of public services, including public transit. As the Ford government moves forward with extensive transit expansion, including its P3 RFP announcement to operate driverless subway cars and contract out maintenance on the Ontario Line, the province must change course and keep transit public, including all operations and maintenance.
There have been 286 reported assaults on TTC workers this year, with many other incidents of abuse and harassment going unreported. The problem of systemic violence on our transit system is a longstanding issue, and one that is made worse by the TTC’s chronic lack of support for workers.
President Carlos Santos and ATU Local 113 are urging the TTC to stop pointing its finger at unionized workers who face abuse every single day and to take action to keep them safe while on the job.
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Following the stabbing of an ATU Local 113 member last week, 680 News spoke to President Carlos Santos about this unacceptable assault and what action ATU Local 113 took. Listen to the clips below.
After a successful Ride Fair Coalition launch, President Carlos Santos and ATU Local 113 looks forward to supporting the RideFair initiative. We will work with our transit allies to advocate for better regulation of ride-hailing platforms to ensure the protection of workers, riders and public transit systems.
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ATU Local 113 will join TTCRiders and other transit allies for a virtual rally on December 1 calling on the federal government to provide operational funding to protect our public transit systems.
“With the pandemic in full force and a second lockdown in place in Toronto, it’s more critical than ever for the federal government to provide permanent transit funding to prevent further service cuts that represent a public health hazard and threaten our economic recovery,” said ATU Local 113 President Carlos Santos.
Click the link below to register for the virtual rally.