We, the members of ATU, SMART and TCU petition to merge in accordance with the AFL-CIO Constitution, Article III, Section 8: “Affiliates of the Federation shall be encouraged to eliminate conflicts and duplications in organization and jurisdictions through the process of voluntary agreement or voluntary merger.” As long as we are divided, Metro can play us off each other, encouraging conflict between our unions to drive down all our wages and benefits. United we are stronger!
Frequently Asked Questions on YouTube: youtube.com/@foroneunion
- Why one union? 1:43
- What about supervisors and security guards? 2:53
- Note: At the time of this recording, Teamsters at Metro were just security guards. We do wish to merge with transit ambassadors
- Isn’t it better to be split into smaller groups? 5:23
- But won’t I get bumped? 11:37
- But won’t the more anti-democratic practices take over? 10:04
- Won’t operators take over the merged union? 7:35
- But operators don’t know the needs of mechanics. 9:01
- But won’t we have to go non-union for a year? 14:07
- Why a petition? Won’t the leadership oppose it? 16:35
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