Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056

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In Honor of Black History Month, ATU Local 1056 invites you and your family to join us Monday February 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Jamaica theater, located at Parsons Blvd. and Jamaica Ave. for a viewing of the movie Red Tails. This epic premier details the trials and struggles of the Brave men of the Tuskegee Airmen Squadron that served in World War II.

Mario Cilento, the New York State American Federation Labor – Congress of Industrial Organization’s new President, welcomed members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Labor Coalition to Albany for a transportation policy briefing with key legislators on February 14th.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Islanders who commute by bus would be placed in jeopardy under a proposal to junk the way mass transit funds are allocated by the federal government. Critics say the measure could even lead to service cuts, fare hikes and breakdowns.

Urgent: Your help needed to save transit funding The U.S. House of Representatives defeated an amendment on the transportation funding bill (HR7) that would have allowed transit systems to use federal transit formula funds without limitation for operating assistance so that buses can keep rolling.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is quietly seeking more leeway to hire and transfer state employees outside of a competitive process, a move unions say would weaken civil service rules designed to prevent patronage. Buried in the governor's budget bills are changes to civil service laws that haven't been highlighted in Mr.

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MLK March,,,,Jamaica NY 2011
the photo with the ATU members marching also the photo with the naacp folks . These photos show the ATU at the forefront of keeping the Dream alive .

Labor Day 2011
ATU local 1056 represent in the 2011 Labor Day Parade

ATU Local 1056
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rally Washington D.C 2011

President Miller and V.P. Henry with ATU 689 President Jackie Jeter
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rally Washington D.C 2011

President Miller with Rev. Jessie Jackson
Keep America Moving Rally, Penn Station

CONTRACT UPDATE
Dear Brothers and Sisters of ATU Local 1056 as you are well aware of, we have started our Impasse Contract Arbitration with New York City Transit. The following is an update of the procedings of December 7,2011 and January 23 and 24, 2012 "Interest Arbitration" between Amalgamated Transit Union Locals 1056 and 726 and the N.Y.C.T.A.
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