Dear Sisters and Brothers, One of the most important things we are doing during this term is a grassroots campaign intended to elect bosses that support public transit. A huge part of this is our “Are You In?” campaign. Over … Read More
American Income Life It has come to our attention that American Income Life (AIL) agents have been calling our Members and representing themselves as employees of ATU Local 583. This is not the case. ATU Local 583 has previously had … Read More
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we also celebrate the women who helped fight for unionism and equality in the workplace. Some examples of this important and historical work are: The Famous Five/The Alberta Five – 1927 The Famous Five … Read More
Due to the continued provincial restrictions around Covid-19 and by the direction of the ATU International, the Executive Board of Local 583 has voted to suspend the March 2021 General Membership Meeting due to the lack of ability to be … Read More
ATU Local 583 advises all Members speaking to Management to take in a rep. The process to have a representative attend a call in with you is very easy. Simply call the office at 403-258-1258 Ext 0 and speak to … Read More
(Left to right: President/Business Agent Mike Mahar, Recording Secretary Maintenance/Office Bill Johnson, Financial Secretary Treasurer Harry Lew and Executive Vice President Assistant Business Agent Neil McKinnon) February 24, 2021 is Pink Shirt Day in Canada, also known as Anti-Bullying Day. … Read More
As part of our efforts to expand our direct communications to the Membership this monthly newsletter will provide updates on a variety of items important to Members of Local 583. This endeavor is set to work in tandem with our … Read More
Dear Sisters and Brothers, As most would know, we’ve been trying to have the recall rights of laid off members extended until such time that Covid-19 no longer has a negative impact on the citizens or economy of Calgary. As … Read More
Today we have a spotlight blog focusing on our Executive Board Member (Operations #1) – Brother Raj Jessel. Raj is a 22 year ATU Local 583 Member and Chair of our Political Action Committee. 1. How did you first get … Read More
Below is the link to Mike Mahar’s video update to the Membership for February 8, 2021. Please note you do not need a Zoom account to watch the video, it is public and remain so. https://zoom.us/rec/share/Riw0Pk2R4GZ0mUGZYu_YeZkejHhYeDK_3X7NVaYqw0ATnhvReUnfx4QhHlOWJ5M.AxSGvt8wmhUVbLLu Mike and Harry also … Read More