Committee for One Fighting Transit Union

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  • Petition to Merge: FAQ

    Petition to Merge: FAQ

    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

    PDF of a blank copy of the petition:

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  • It’s Time Labor Supports Labor Candidates!

    It’s Time Labor Supports Labor Candidates!

    ATU 1277 leaders used legitimate fear of Trump’s return to push through a rotten 5-year contract. But what do LA

    Metro unions get by relying on the Democrats?

    Takeaways!

    2003: ATU 1277 President Neil Silver ends a strike without a contract, pushing for arbitration with union-backed councilmember Antonio Villaraigosa and others. ATU workers start large monthly payments for healthcare, followed by UTU (SMART) and TCU!

    2012: Union-backed Governor Jerry Brown enacts his “biggest rollback to public pensions” in California history, called PEPRA. All California workers hired later receive a second-class retirement!

    2024: ATU 1277 leaders squash our demand to increase our measly strike fund, saying “friends” in Sacramento are sponsoring a bill to give striking workers unemployment. But union-backed Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed that bill last year! Republicans do the same!

    For President and VP:

    For US Congress, LA District 37

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  • Vote No!

    Vote No!

    On the ATU and TCU contracts of 2024

    Whether Trump or Biden wins in November, this country is in the express lane to hell. Despite having a 5-year (turned 7-year) contract in 2017 on practically the same terms as the current offer, inflflation turned our “raise” into a deep pay cut. Instead, we need:

    for the past

    • A raise high enough to at least get back what we lost!

    for the present

    • Not just a QWA but a full Cost of Living Adjustment to protect against future inflation!

    for the future

    • Maximum leverage—a 3-year contract to end before the Olympics and be in sync with SMART!

    Transit workers need to be prepared to fifight back collectively against the attacks of the LA Metro bosses and government, who pit us against each other and make our lives and jobs harder.

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