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This is the correspondence and eligibility requirements for the 2011 Maurer Scholarship. If you are interested and need the application please contact Ray Rivera here at the office. Read More...
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What is Collective Bargaining?
For years, not many people talked about collective bargaining. But that changed when Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Republican politicians in a dozen other states decided to eliminate the right to bargain collectively from public employees. Instantly, working people in all kinds of jobs as well as students, community supporters, faith leaders and others united to defend this basic right.
And why is it so important? Because the right to come together for a voice on the job is not only a fundamental right, it is essential for working men and women to have the strength to improve their living standards, provide for their families and build an American middle class. Collective bargaining enables working people who are union members to negotiate with their employers to determine their terms of employment, including pay, benefits, hours, leave, job health and safety policies, ways to balance work and family and more. Bottom line: It gives working people a voice at the table.
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You may remember this video segment of Amber Hahn who appeared on Fox & Friends back in February as an angry parent who was fuming that Wisconsin schools were teaching their children about the history of unions and collective bargaining.
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The www.atu1593tampa.org website is funded by union members.
Since the websites inception in 2005 we have given full access to union and non-union employees to let all know just what the union is about.
Look at what you make per hour at HART. Read More...
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Bus driver pepper-sprayed over ticket dispute
By Rob Lamberti, QMI Agency
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Employees in the transit, intercity bus and school bus industries, especially bus operators, face serious health problems due to the lack of immediate and regular access to restroom facilities. Read More...
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IKEA Workers Build Solidarity, Vote for Machinists
by Mike Hall, Jul 28, 2011
For two years, management at IKEA’s Danville, Va. Read More...
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Why we NEED a union
Look at what you make per hour at HART. Now add in the cost of your benefits (fully paid health insurance,(NO PREMIUM DEDUCTION) sick days, vacation days, life insurance, short term disability, catastrophic sick pay and Florida retirement pension plan) This was all negotiated by your union.
Ask your friends what they make? What benefits they have?
This was all made possible by the union negotiating your contract.
Now ask yourself where would we be if there was not a union? No contract? No work rules? Who would you beg to get your raise, time off, vacation etc.
What would we be making? Would we have any of the benefits listed above? And being that this is a right to work state you could get fired for anything and there would be nothing you could do about it. (sucks)
But thanks to your union you have safeguards in place to see to it that doesn't happen.
This is the main reason to join the union. The only funding the union gets are member dues.
Be thankful for what you have. Give back by joining. It costs less than a cup of coffee a day (a small price) plus you can visit this cool website!
As with any group there are naysayer's, armchair quarterback's etc... That is why we have this website to dispel that crap.
We have no initiation fees and compared to across the country we have negotiated one of the best contracts out there.
In Solidarity,
ATU1593 Tampa
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http://www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-masstransit.htm
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question: What is Section 13(c)?
Answer: Section 13(c) is included in the Federal Transit Law, and is located at Section 5333(b) of Title 49 of the U.S. Code (49 U.S.C. § 5333(b)). Read More...
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Members Mobilize toHelp ATU Tornado Victims
Wednesday, April 27, started out like any other quiet, sultry day in Mississippi. Beverly Harper got up early, watched some television, had breakfast with her son, surveyed the sturdy magnolia trees in her backyard, and planned to enjoy a day off from her job as a bus driver in Jackson. Read More...
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Hello members of ATU1593:
As of May 23, 2011 the union has been trusteed by international. International VP Ray Rivera will be our trustee and be acting as the president of our local, temporarily. The business of local 1593 must go on as usual, and nothing will be left out, or forgotten. All things pertaining to our local will be handled through IVP Ray Rivera, with as much assistance as I can give. This is just a temporary issue right now, no need to worry members, the union will go on. Any questions or concerns feel free to call me (Hank Hollis), at (813) 446-2546 or Ray Rivera directly at (202) 309-4130.
Hank Hollis
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It's almost summer. The sun is higher in the sky. We spend more time outdoors. Thus, we invite skin cancer -- the most common form of cancer in America. And dark skin does not mean you are immune.
More skin cancer cases are diagnosed each year than breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancers combined. Read More...
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get your patches at the union office......See Hank or Ray.
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Ticket for truck ‘testicles’ sparks trial, debate
Police issued a $445 ticket for a violation of the state’s obscene bumper sticker law Read More...
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United we bargain, divided we beg
February 28, 2011
The signs — carried, pasted and nailed about the Wisconsin state capitol building this past weekend — say it all: “United we bargain, divided we beg. Read More...
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Analysis of Contracting for Fixed Route Bus Service Final Report Now Available.pdf
