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Metro driver helping lost little girl in Fairmount

CINCINNATI —Surveillance video shows the moment a Metro bus driver f

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Cincinnati Bell: Maybe you should take our name off the streetcar

CINCINNATI - On the cusp

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Bus drivers are punched and spit on. What's being done to protect them?

Cincinnati bus driver Ron Bennett was just about to close the door when one last passenger climbed up the steps. It was shortly after 5:30 p.m.

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Cincinnati Metro passed on a 2018 levy. Here's what might happen next

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Access: Bus drivers avoid strike with new contract

Admin on Friday, November 30 2018 - 8:53pm

VIDEO: Passenger accused of attacking bus driver

Admin on Friday, June 29 2018 - 10:55am

CINCINNATI -- Police arrested a man who is accused of assaulting a Metro driver aboard a bus, and a dramatic video of the incident has been shared more than 1,000 times on Facebook.

Marcellus Thomas, 49, punched and shoved a 67-year-old bus driver at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police report. The driver told police that Thomas attacked him after a dispute over the fare.

The video shows the driver push Thomas out of the bus, but Thomas gets back inside before he could close the door. They wrestle while at least five passengers try to help the driver.

Cincinnati streetcar: 'You need one neck to choke,' top city official says, calling for fewer streetcar bosses

Admin on Tuesday, March 6 2018 - 8:59pm

'One neck to choke': City leaders looking for accountability with streetcar management

Admin on Tuesday, March 6 2018 - 8:44pm

CINCINNATI -- City leaders continued their search for answers Tuesday as problems continued to pile up with the streetcar, 18 months into the system's operation.

At the heart of the numerous issues facing the struggling transit system: too many cooks in the kitchen

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ATU International News Feed

WUSA-TV - Northern Virginia prepares for another possible transit strike
ATU 689 has been at odds with Transdev ever since Metro contracted its Cinder Bed Road Bus garage to the company last year. — Nov 20
Strike Against Metrobus Contractor Could Impact Fairfax Connector Service
The union that represents Fairfax Connector drivers indicated that a strike is possible amid an ongoing labor dispute with Transdev, the operations contractor of the Fairfax Connector service. — Nov 19
Para Transpo vacancies caused service to suffer, union says
The union representing OC Transpo drivers says the city's failure to fill more than 30 Para Transpo positions left vacant for more than a year has had a major impact on the service. — Nov 19
School bus drivers call on Cuomo to sign legislation granting them greater job protections
“We are here today to ask Governor Cuomo to sign S6208 and reinstate the EPP,” said Michael Cordiello, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181,the city’s largest school bus workers union. — Nov 19
Ottawa Local members are bearing brunt of passenger frustration
Local 279 says it's becoming increasingly concerned about the physical safety and mental well-being of its members as passenger frustration over the problem-plagued LRT system threatens to boil over. — Nov 16

IP Hanley Op-ed: BART management needs to be held accountable