As many of you will know, the City of Calgary has decided to contract out the Servicelane positions. We are profoundly against this outcome and working against an uncooperative and apathetic City Council to have this decision removed and keep … Read More
Something a little different for today’s blog. We are linking/reposting a very informative post on Bill 32 and why it is damaging to labour, unions and workers. Written by Professor Jason Foster, Athabasca University – July 10, 2020 Link to … Read More
Communication During the last election (late 2019) we received a mandate from the membership to focus on reaching out to the Members through multiple electronic media. The intent being to build better relationships through communication. However, that is not the … Read More
Q: Why is Edmonton recalling their laid off Members and Calgary is not? A: Edmonton has treated the entire Covid 19 pandemic quite differently than the City of Calgary. They actually laid off very few employees and unlike Calgary they … Read More
Members, Per a post last week, we have a system set up for Calling Councillors. CT Riders Deserve Safe Transit – Call Your Councillor It is imperative that we come together and make our voices heard on the contracting out … Read More
REGULAR UNION MEETING DATE: Tuesday September 8, 2020 TIME: 10:00 A.M. and 7:30 P.M. LOCATION: Glenmore Inn Calgary – 1000 Glenmore Ct SE AGENDA: – Regular Business – Discussions on Contracting Out, Collective Bargaining and Provincial Government Legislation. Only signed … Read More
Our Spotlight blog for this month will feature Harry Lew. Harry is a 16-year ATU Local 583 Member and the current Financial Secretary Treasurer of the Local. Harry has also previously been Chair of Sign Up as well as an … Read More
Calgary Transit is bringing in under-qualified transient staff to disinfect transit vehicles during the COVID 19 pandemic. This puts you and all of us at a greater risk. CT Riders deserve safe transit, check out this link and demand your … Read More
Did you know that we have a Twitter account? @ATULocal583 – we will be ramping up our tweeting with a variety of posts both fun and informational. If you’d like another method of keeping in contact with the Local please … Read More
Fraternity is defined as a ‘group of people sharing a common profession or interest’. Many of you are likely already aware that trade unions in fact grew from actual fraternities, more notably, the Knights of Labour. *The Knights of Labor … Read More