Press Releases and Statements

For press inquiries please contact:

Matthew Girardi
(240) 584-4862
MGirardi@atu689.org

Benjamin Lynn
(240) 990-9419
BLynn@atu689.org

Benjamin Lynn 4/26/24 Benjamin Lynn 4/26/24

Metro Workers’ Union Response to WMATA Budget

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Benjamin Lynn 4/2/24 Benjamin Lynn 4/2/24

Arlington Regional Transit (ART) Workers Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of ATU Local 689 Representation

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ATU Local 689 Endorses Councilmember Janeese Lewis George for Reelection

Matthew Girardi 3/27/24 Matthew Girardi 3/27/24

ATU Local 689 Endorses Councilmember Janeese Lewis George for Reelection

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Matthew Girardi 3/6/24 Matthew Girardi 3/6/24

Local 689 Fairfax Connector Workers Ratify Strong Contract with Transdev Ending 15 Day Strike

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Matthew Girardi 3/5/24 Matthew Girardi 3/5/24

Fairfax Connector Workers’ Union Reach Tentative Agreement on a New Contract

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Matthew Girardi 3/4/24 Matthew Girardi 3/4/24

ATU Local 689 Opposes Recall of Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau

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Matthew Girardi 2/29/24 Matthew Girardi 2/29/24

Transdev Not Ready to Bargain Fairly and Cuts Healthcare to Coerce Workers

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Matthew Girardi 2/29/24 Matthew Girardi 2/29/24

Fairfax Connector Workers' Union and Transdev Expected to Meet Today at 11 am to continue Contract Negotiations

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Benjamin Lynn 2/26/24 Benjamin Lynn 2/26/24

Fairfax Connector Strike Continues after Transdev failed to offer the Union an acceptable deal

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Benjamin Lynn 2/26/24 Benjamin Lynn 2/26/24

Transdev Statement is Blatantly Misleading and Distorts Reality

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Benjamin Lynn 2/22/24 Benjamin Lynn 2/22/24

Fairfax Connector Workers On Strike Today, Thursday, February 22!

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Benjamin Lynn 2/13/24 Benjamin Lynn 2/13/24

WMATA’s Attempt to Destroy MetroAccess Service and Jobs is Heartless and Braindead

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Matthew Girardi 2/7/24 Matthew Girardi 2/7/24

ATU Local 689 Statement in Response to Continued Metro Shortfalls

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Benjamin Lynn 2/1/24 Benjamin Lynn 2/1/24

Union demands Fairfax County Supervisor Jeff McKay support workers during their contract talks

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Benjamin Lynn 1/4/24 Benjamin Lynn 1/4/24

Local 689 Statement - NTSB Release of Final Report on 2021 WMATA Train Derailment

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Benjamin Lynn 1/4/24 Benjamin Lynn 1/4/24

Union Members Overwhelming Vote to Strike if Necessary Should Fairfax Connector Contract Talks with Transdev Break Down

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Benjamin Lynn 12/15/23 Benjamin Lynn 12/15/23

Tentative Agreement on New Contract Reached Between Local 689 and National Express Transit

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Benjamin Lynn 12/6/23 Benjamin Lynn 12/6/23

Transdev okay with paying their Fairfax Connector workers least in the region

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Benjamin Lynn 12/1/23 Benjamin Lynn 12/1/23

ATU Local 689 and Public Justice Center call on Maryland Department of Labor to Improve Enforcement of the state’s Living Wage Law

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Benjamin Lynn 11/22/23 Benjamin Lynn 11/22/23

Days before Thanksgiving, Transdev tells its employees to be thankful for mere peanuts

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