Author: Stephanie Gomez

Sisters and Brothers,

We received unfortunate news today that an ATU Local 113 member, a work car operator in subway track and maintenance, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The member works out of Wilson Yard and was temporarily working at Dundas West Station.

The member’s last shift was on Tuesday, October 27 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

I spoke to the member who is recovering at home. On behalf of all ATU Local 113 members, we wish them a quick and full recovery.

This case marks the 108^th ATU Local 113 member who has tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 128 employees at the TTC have tested positive for COVID-19.

Please practice physical distancing as much as possible before, during and after your shifts – and stay home if you feel unwell. If you have been tested and are awaiting your results, please stay home and self-isolate.

In Solidarity,

Carlos Santos
President, ATU Local 113

Sisters and Brothers,

In the summer, you signed onto a national petition demanding federal funding for public transit. Thanks to your support and the demands from workers and riders across the country, the federal government created a historic transit funding model with the provinces as part of the Safe Restart Agreement.

The emergency funding was much appreciated and very necessary. However, now that the second wave of COVID-19 is here (and expected to be even bigger than the first) we need to work to protect our public transit agencies for the future. Across the country, transit agencies are on the brink of collapsing or being forced to cut or eliminate service routes and jobs because of the impacts of COVID-19, and following decades of neglect, cuts, and privatization.

ATU Canada has partnered with community organizations across the country to urge the government to prioritize transit operating funds in the Fall Economic Statement. That means committing $400 million per month in ongoing funding for transit operations to recover the financial losses incurred during the pandemic.

Will you join us and add your voice to dozens of organizations and thousands of people demanding ongoing, operational funding for public transit?

Sign your name onto The Council of Canadians’ letter to the federal government.

We can’t afford to lose our public transit systems to the pandemic. Public health and our climate depend on it.

In solidarity,

John Di Nino
ATU Canada President

Sisters and Brothers,

We received unfortunate news today that an ATU Local 113 member, a subway operator at Wilson Division, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

The member’s last shift was on Friday, October 23 at 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.

I spoke to the member who is recovering at home. On behalf of all ATU Local 113 members, we wish them a quick and full recovery.

This case marks the 107^th ATU Local 113 member who has tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 127 employees at the TTC have tested positive for COVID-19.

Please practice physical distancing as much as possible before, during and after your shifts – and stay home if you feel unwell. If you have been tested and are awaiting your results, please stay home and self-isolate.

In Solidarity,

Carlos Santos
President, ATU Local 113

Sisters and Brothers,

We received unfortunate news today that an ATU Local 113 member, a subway operator at Wilson Division, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

The member’s last shift was on Tuesday, October 20 from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m.

I spoke to the member who is recovering at home. On behalf of all ATU Local 113 members, we wish them a quick and full recovery.

This case marks the 106^th ATU Local 113 member who has tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 126 employees at the TTC have tested positive for COVID-19.

Please practice physical distancing as much as possible before, during and after your shifts – and stay home if you feel unwell. If you have been tested and are awaiting your results, please stay home and self-isolate.

In Solidarity,

Carlos Santos
President, ATU Local 113

Sisters and Brothers,

We received unfortunate news today that an ATU Local 113 member, a bus operator at Eglinton Division, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

The member’s last shift was on Friday, September 18. They received the positive test result on Tuesday, October 27.

I spoke to the member who is recovering at home. On behalf of all ATU Local 113 members, we wish them a quick and full recovery.

This case marks the 105^th ATU Local 113 member who has tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 125 employees at the TTC have tested positive for COVID-19.

Please practice physical distancing as much as possible before, during and after your shifts – and stay home if you feel unwell. If you have been tested and are awaiting your results, please stay home and self-isolate.

In Solidarity,

Carlos Santos
President, ATU Local 113

Sisters and Brothers,

We received unfortunate news today that an ATU Local 113 member, a station service person, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

The member’s last shift was on Sunday, October 11 at Finch Station. They received the positive test result on Wednesday, October 14.

I spoke to the member who is recovering at home. On behalf of all ATU Local 113 members, we wish them a quick and full recovery.

This case marks the 104^th ATU Local 113 member who has tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 124 employees at the TTC have tested positive for COVID-19.

Please practice physical distancing as much as possible before, during and after your shifts – and stay home if you feel unwell. If you have been tested and are awaiting your results, please stay home and self-isolate.

In Solidarity,

Carlos Santos
President, ATU Local 113

Sisters and Brothers,

We received unfortunate news today that an ATU Local 113 member, a bus operator at Malvern division, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

I spoke to the member who is self isolating at home. On behalf of all ATU Local 113 members, we wish them a quick and full recovery.

The member’s last shift was on Thursday, October 22 from 8:00 p.m. to 4:50 a.m. They received the positive test result on Monday, October 26.

This case marks the 103^rd ATU Local 113 member who has tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 123 employees at the TTC have tested positive for COVID-19.

Please practice physical distancing as much as possible before, during and after your shifts – and stay home if you feel unwell. If you have been tested and are awaiting your results, please stay home and self-isolate.

In Solidarity,

Carlos Santos
President, ATU Local 113

Sisters and Brothers,

We received unfortunate news today that an ATU Local 113 member, an employee in revenue operations, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). On behalf of all ATU Local 113 members, we wish them a quick and full recovery.

The member’s last shift was on Tuesday, October 20. They received the positive test result on Friday, October 23.

This case marks the 102^nd ATU Local 113 member who has tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 122 employees at the TTC have tested positive for COVID-19.

Please practice physical distancing as much as possible before, during and after your shifts – and stay home if you feel unwell. If you have been tested and are awaiting your results, please stay home and self-isolate.

In Solidarity,

Carlos Santos
President, ATU Local 113

Sisters and Brothers,

We received unfortunate news today that an ATU Local 113 member, a bus operator at Transdev, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

I spoke to the member who is self isolating at home. On behalf of all ATU Local 113 members, we wish them a quick and full recovery.

The member’s last shift was on Thursday, October 22. They received the positive test result on Friday October 23.

This case marks the 101^st ATU Local 113 member who has tested positive for COVID-19.

Please practice physical distancing as much as possible before, during and after your shifts – and stay home if you feel unwell. If you have been tested and are awaiting your results, please stay home and self-isolate.

In Solidarity,

Carlos Santos
President, ATU Local 113

Sisters and Brothers,

We received unfortunate news today that an ATU Local 113 member, a bus operator at Arrow Road division, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). On behalf of all ATU Local 113 members, we wish them a quick and full recovery.

The member’s last shift was on September 25. They received the positive test result on October 22.

This case marks the 100^th ATU Local 113 member who has tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 120 employees at the TTC have tested positive for COVID-19.

Please practice physical distancing as much as possible before, during and after your shifts – and stay home if you feel unwell. If you have been tested and are awaiting your results, please stay home and self-isolate.

In Solidarity,

Carlos Santos
President, ATU Local 113