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Transit Union fighting to make buses safer after rise in attacks against drivers

https://www.fox19.com/2019/12/13/transit-union-fighting-make-buses-sa

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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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Access: Bus drivers avoid strike with new contract

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

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

Admin on Wednesday, July 25 2018 - 7:31pm

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/07/25/metro-board-takes-heat-passing-levy/834460002/

A subdued Cincinnati Metro board took a tongue-lashing Wednesday morning, the day after the board announced it will not go for a countywide sales-tax levy this fall.

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

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Thunder Bay Local calls for better protection for bus drivers
“We want bus shields now,” says Amalgamated Transit Union 966 President Ken Koza. “Bus operators are trying to steer a 40,000-pound vehicle through city streets and we need the safest possible workstations. ... — Jan 9
ATU salutes this Local 1593-Tampa, FL bus driver for reuniting a lost man with his family!
A Fort Myers man who vanished from his home Friday was reunited with his family 100 miles away in Tampa with no explanation about how he got here. — Jan 9
Uber’s Project Luigi is a backdoor attempt to circumvent AB5 to continue to exploit drivers
"It is yet another indication that Uber has no intention of treating its drivers fairly and respectfully. It’s a backdoor attempt to circumvent AB5 and continue to exploit Uber drivers," The Amalgamated Transit Union said in a press release... — Jan 8
San Jose Local calls on VTA to expedite hiring of new bus drivers to deal with shortage
Canceled trips and stranded riders as Bay Area grapples with bus driver shortage. — Jan 6
Strike averted as Windsor Local reaches tentative agreement
Transit Windsor riders can breathe a sigh of relief as Local 616 and Transit Windsor have reached a tentative agreement. — Jan 5

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