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CONTENT 2021 JUL/AUG/SEPT Vol. 130, No. 3

LOCAL 1756-ARCADIA, CA, CHARTED A NEW COURSE AND WON BIG 8

ALBERTA LOCALS MOBILIZE TO DELIVERY CRITICAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION VICTORIES 10

2 International Officers & General Executive Board Contribute to ATU COPE 3 Index page 4 International President’s Message:

Stop calling us heroes 6 International Executive Vice President’s

Message: Back to the Basics 7 International Secretary-Treasurer’s Message:

Solidarity is alive and well in the labor movement 11 ATU Canada Mobilizes for Snap Federal Election to Push Vote Transit 2021 Platform

Halifax Local pushes for promised bus operator shields 12 With America facing a School Bus worker shortage, the ATU calls for better wages and benefits 13 International President Costa brings the house down at TWU Convention 14 The ATU joins with the TWU to demand Congress provide transit workers hazard pay 15 U.S. Labor Secretary visits Local 732-Atlanta, GA for town hall on protecting voters’ rights 16 Legislative Update: Building Skills, Saving Jobs 17 ATU Scholarship Competition for the 2021-2022 Academic Year in Memory of Our Nine Local 265-San Jose, CA Brothers 18 ATU Canada Fights for Washroom Access for Transit Operators in Ontario 19 The ATU Stands with Indigenous Communities 20 Driver assaults rise amidst the pandemic 21 The ATU says damning IPCC report shows need for transformative change and a Green New Deal 22 ATU MS Golf Tournament raises critical funds for MS research 23 Milton Transit Drivers in Ontario Join the ATU ATU International Representative Sesil Rubain announces retirement 24 Delta Variant: The ATU demands enhanced safety precautions for workers and riders 25 Remember the Fallen 28 Translation 30 In Memoriam 32 Save the Date: The 60th International Convention of the Amalgamated Transit Union