ATU 627 Members

        I hope this finds you well and you’re having a wonderful summer.  This letter serves as an update on a few matters affecting the Local.

       Initially, as a matter of scheduling I wanted to inform everyone that we will not be conducting a July membership meeting since it falls on the 4th of July Holiday. The ATU International has already approved the cancellation of this meeting. That said, we will still be conducting an Executive Board Meeting in July at which all pending items will be addressed and voted upon.

            Second, in March 2019 a Bylaw change was submitted to our office seeking a change to the evening meeting time from 7 pm to 5:30 pm. The Bylaw proposal was read at the April meeting then posted at the garage for a month. After it was posted for a month, it was voted upon and it passed at the May meeting. The final approval for this change was thereafter sent to the International President’s office. The ATU International approved the change and therefore the starting times for Union meetings will now be 9:30 A.M. and 5:30 P.M. Attached on the back side of this letter is an updated scheduled for the 2019 union meetings. The new meeting schedule will go into effect beginning with the August 2019 meeting. 

 Third, the Local is once again participating in the Labor Day Picnic at Coney Island on Labor Day, being held on Monday, September 3rd. Informational flyers will be posted at the divisions as the date approaches. I hope to see everyone there. 

            Finally, with the ongoing assaults on operators, the ATU International met with the manufacturers to suggest a redesign to the coach in an effort to make them safer. The manufacturers said NO because to do so would cost them more money. As a result of this refusal, in June of 2018, the ATU International lobbied Congress to introduce a bill that would afford us greater protections.  The Bill is HR 1139. Please reach out to your congressional leader and let them know to support this Bill. I’ve attached a link to the Bill for your convenience. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr1139

Wishing everyone a great summer!

 In Solidarity,

 Troy L. Miller