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During a King County Council meeting, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 President Greg Woodfill suggested the county move funding dedicated to making Metro’s bus fleet 100% electric to transit ...
Greg Woodfill, president of ATU Local 587, emphasized the severe impact on transit operators. "They're traumatized. They’ve got PTSD. They are afraid to come to work.” ...
King County hosted its first meeting Thursday for the new Regional Transit Safety Task Force. The meeting included representatives from the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 587, city and ...
Following the deadly stabbing of an on-duty King County Metro bus operator this past December, a recently-formed safety task force will have its first meeting today.
(The Center Square) – King County Metro is making enhancements to its buses to ensure bus operator and rider safety. Following the murder of King County Metro bus driver Shawn Yim last December ...
Following the stabbing death of King County Metro bus operator Shawn Yim, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 gathered to announce the formation of the Transit Safety and Security Task Force. On ...
Following the stabbing death of King County Metro bus operator Shawn Yim, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 gathered to announce the formation of the Transit Safety and Security Task Force.. On ...
ATU Local 587 president Greg Woodfill, who advocated for the creation of the task force during a January hearing, stressed the need for collaboration across jurisdictions.
The union representing King County Metro drivers has announced a new Transit Safety and Security Task Force will hold its first meeting this month with a focus on initiatives including a first push ...
The King County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation to support the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 587's call for the establishment of a countywide task force on transit safety.