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Led by Collins and Reed, 26 Senators urge leadership to include CERTS Act in relief package
The CERTS Act was introduced by Senators Collins and Reed in July. It would authorize $10 billion in emergency economic relief, including grants, for America’s bus, motorcoach, and passenger ferry industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. — Sep 19
The ATU is praying for the safety of our members and their families in Alabama, Florida, and the entire Gulf Coast in the path of Hurricane Sally.
A Category 1 Hurricane Sally is pummeling southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle after it crossed land Wednesday morning, prompting water rescues, sapping power, dropping trees and threatening catastrophic flooding. — Sep 16
They’re still working. They’re still healthy. But they’re still scared. What the past six months have been like for Chicago’s essential workers
They were the drivers, grocery clerks, janitors and others who braved the early unease of the pandemic to show up for work, exempt from the state’s stay-at-home order because they were deemed too important. — Sep 13
MARTA employees may get more hazard pay amid pandemic
If a hazard pay deal is reached, it would be the latest financial boost for MARTA employees during the pandemic. — Sep 13
RTD weighing more than 600 layoffs to close budget hole
RTD’s notice says current plans call for cuts affecting about 635 employees, plus the elimination of an unspecified number of vacant positions. All told, the agency is targeting roughly 25-30% of its budgeted positions. — Sep 10

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