Press Releases and Statements For press inquiries please contact:Matthew Girardi (240) 584-4862MGirardi@atu689.orgBenjamin Lynn(240) 990-9419BLynn@atu689.org Brian Wivell 4/28/22 Brian Wivell 4/28/22 Statement: Local 689 Response to DDOT’s Press Release Regarding DC Circulator Read More Brian Wivell 4/6/22 Brian Wivell 4/6/22 Press Release: DC Circulator Workers Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of Authorizing a Strike Read More Brian Wivell 3/31/22 Brian Wivell 3/31/22 Press Release: DC Circulator Workers at Private Contractor RATP Dev Fight for Fair Contract Read More Brian Wivell 3/8/22 Brian Wivell 3/8/22 Press Release: Landslide Union Election Victories on the Same Day: Charles County School Bus Contractor & Loudoun County Transit Read More Brian Wivell 2/7/22 Brian Wivell 2/7/22 Press Release: MetroAccess Workers at Transdev’s Hubbard Road Garage Required to Work Mandatory Overtime Read More Brian Wivell 1/18/22 Brian Wivell 1/18/22 Statement Regarding WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s Retirement Announcement Read More Brian Wivell 10/20/21 Brian Wivell 10/20/21 Statement on WMATA Blue Line Train Derailment & 7000 Series Rail Cars Read More Brian Wivell 9/30/21 Brian Wivell 9/30/21 Press Release: Response to DC Council’s “Speeding Electrification of WMATA’s Bus Fleet” Hearing Read More Brian Wivell 9/7/21 Brian Wivell 9/7/21 Statement on WMATA's Blue-Orange-Silver Corridor Capacity & Reliability Study Read More Brian Wivell 8/17/21 Brian Wivell 8/17/21 Statement on WMATA’s Vaccine & Testing Requirements Read More Brian Wivell 8/2/21 Brian Wivell 8/2/21 Press Release: Strikes Work! MetroAccess Call Center Workers Win 12% Raises in One-Year Contract Read More Brian Wivell 3/10/21 Brian Wivell 3/10/21 Press Release: Offer More Service to Riders Using New Federal Transit Funding Read More Barry Hobson 9/10/20 Barry Hobson 9/10/20 Press Release: It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way Read More Barry Hobson 6/1/20 Barry Hobson 6/1/20 Press Release: ATU Local 689 Statement on Black Lives Matter Read More Brian Wivell 2/25/20 Brian Wivell 2/25/20 Press Release: ATU Local 689 Opposes Bus Route Cuts, Urges Politicians to Repeal Arbitrary 3% Budget Cap Read More Barry Hobson 1/16/20 Barry Hobson 1/16/20 Press Release: ATU Local 689 Members Approve Tentative Agreement with Transdev at Cinder Bed Road, Ending 84 Day Strike Read More Barry Hobson 1/14/20 Barry Hobson 1/14/20 Press Release: ATU Local 689 Reaches Tentative Agreement with Transdev at Cinder Bed Road Read More Barry Hobson 12/10/19 Barry Hobson 12/10/19 Press Release: Tentative 4-year Labor Deal Reached on Broad Range of Issues Read More Brian Wivell 9/19/19 Brian Wivell 9/19/19 Press Release: WMATA’s Private Contractor Transdev is Sending Out Uninspected Vehicles Read More Brian Wivell 5/29/19 Brian Wivell 5/29/19 Press Release: Blue and Yellow Line Shutdown Leaves Passengers Stranded and In Danger: Local 689 Bus Operators Pulled Off Regular Routes to Subsidize the Work of Contractors Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Brian Wivell 4/28/22 Brian Wivell 4/28/22 Statement: Local 689 Response to DDOT’s Press Release Regarding DC Circulator Read More
Brian Wivell 4/6/22 Brian Wivell 4/6/22 Press Release: DC Circulator Workers Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of Authorizing a Strike Read More
Brian Wivell 3/31/22 Brian Wivell 3/31/22 Press Release: DC Circulator Workers at Private Contractor RATP Dev Fight for Fair Contract Read More
Brian Wivell 3/8/22 Brian Wivell 3/8/22 Press Release: Landslide Union Election Victories on the Same Day: Charles County School Bus Contractor & Loudoun County Transit Read More
Brian Wivell 2/7/22 Brian Wivell 2/7/22 Press Release: MetroAccess Workers at Transdev’s Hubbard Road Garage Required to Work Mandatory Overtime Read More
Brian Wivell 1/18/22 Brian Wivell 1/18/22 Statement Regarding WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s Retirement Announcement Read More
Brian Wivell 10/20/21 Brian Wivell 10/20/21 Statement on WMATA Blue Line Train Derailment & 7000 Series Rail Cars Read More
Brian Wivell 9/30/21 Brian Wivell 9/30/21 Press Release: Response to DC Council’s “Speeding Electrification of WMATA’s Bus Fleet” Hearing Read More
Brian Wivell 9/7/21 Brian Wivell 9/7/21 Statement on WMATA's Blue-Orange-Silver Corridor Capacity & Reliability Study Read More
Brian Wivell 8/17/21 Brian Wivell 8/17/21 Statement on WMATA’s Vaccine & Testing Requirements Read More
Brian Wivell 8/2/21 Brian Wivell 8/2/21 Press Release: Strikes Work! MetroAccess Call Center Workers Win 12% Raises in One-Year Contract Read More
Brian Wivell 3/10/21 Brian Wivell 3/10/21 Press Release: Offer More Service to Riders Using New Federal Transit Funding Read More
Barry Hobson 6/1/20 Barry Hobson 6/1/20 Press Release: ATU Local 689 Statement on Black Lives Matter Read More
Brian Wivell 2/25/20 Brian Wivell 2/25/20 Press Release: ATU Local 689 Opposes Bus Route Cuts, Urges Politicians to Repeal Arbitrary 3% Budget Cap Read More
Barry Hobson 1/16/20 Barry Hobson 1/16/20 Press Release: ATU Local 689 Members Approve Tentative Agreement with Transdev at Cinder Bed Road, Ending 84 Day Strike Read More
Barry Hobson 1/14/20 Barry Hobson 1/14/20 Press Release: ATU Local 689 Reaches Tentative Agreement with Transdev at Cinder Bed Road Read More
Barry Hobson 12/10/19 Barry Hobson 12/10/19 Press Release: Tentative 4-year Labor Deal Reached on Broad Range of Issues Read More
Brian Wivell 9/19/19 Brian Wivell 9/19/19 Press Release: WMATA’s Private Contractor Transdev is Sending Out Uninspected Vehicles Read More
Brian Wivell 5/29/19 Brian Wivell 5/29/19 Press Release: Blue and Yellow Line Shutdown Leaves Passengers Stranded and In Danger: Local 689 Bus Operators Pulled Off Regular Routes to Subsidize the Work of Contractors Read More