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ATU Local 1587 - Toronto, ON - Ends Four Day Strike

Fri, 11/11/2022 - 5:05pm

Toronto, ON - After a unified and strong four-day strike, ATU Local 1587-Toronto, ON, reached a strong tentative contract agreement with Metrolinx that addresses the Union’s safety concerns and contracting out issues. GO Transit bus service will resume on Saturday.

The more than 2,200 station attendants, bus operators, maintenance workers, transit safety officers, and office professionals. who walked off the job on November 6 after months of intense negotiations are expected to vote to ratify the contract in the coming days.

Wage Increase Update

Thu, 10/13/2022 - 3:12pm

Contract Proposal Vote Results

Mon, 10/10/2022 - 6:09pm

Frontline Worker Pay Coalition

Mon, 10/03/2022 - 10:49am

Dear Frontline Worker Pay Coalition:

 

This morning, the Governor’s Office and the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) announced the following updates about the Frontline Worker Pay Program:

The 1,025,655 Minnesota workers who worked on the frontlines during the COVID-19 peacetime emergency, and applied and met all eligibility requirements of the Frontline Worker Pay Program, will receive a payment of $487.45 beginning Wednesday, Oct. 5.

 

Approved applicants who chose to receive payment via ACH direct deposit will see funds deposited within seven to 10 business days; those who chose to receive payment via debit card will be mailed their funds within three to four weeks.

 

 

On behalf of Temporary Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach, DLI thanks you for the incredible work the coalition has done to help us promote, support and help workers apply for Frontline Worker Pay. We appreciate and recognize the deep commitment, advocacy, application assistance and ongoing collaborative work you and your organizations have engaged in on behalf of Minnesota’s frontline workers.

 

Dave Skovholt
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Gray Duck Grit

Thu, 08/25/2022 - 11:45am

Gray Duck Grit is brought to you by Level Be Adventures LLC founder and ATU1005 member, Mark Jessee. Gray Duck Grit is a one-of-a-kind, grass-roots gravel cycling event in Southern Minnesota. It will test your endurance, push your body into unknown territory, and force you to explore the uncharted waters in your mind. If you want a challenge, you got a challenge.

Webinar: Frontline Worker Pay applicant assistance for organizations

Tue, 05/31/2022 - 12:20pm

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has scheduled several informational webinars for unions, agencies, organizations and nonprofits to provide an overview of the Frontline Worker Pay Program, review qualification information and application requirements, and provide tips to help qualified workers apply. DLI is partnering with the Minnesota AFL-CIO to organize and promote these sessions.

Minnesota Frontline Worker Pay Update

Tue, 05/31/2022 - 11:16am

Translated materials being posted

It is important to us to reach as many eligible frontline workers as possible, so we are translating many of our materials into Hmong, Somali and Spanish. To date, we have the information sheet and outreach toolkit webpages available in four languages. You can access them all at frontlinepay.mn.gov.

Juneteenth

Wed, 05/18/2022 - 10:50am

Juneteenth is a newly recognized Holiday this year for Council employees. The Juneteenth Holiday will be handled the same way MLK Day is handled in that it is a working holiday. If an employee would like to take this day in conjunction with vacation, the employee must use vacation by the week and can elect to receive holiday pay or float the holiday.

Because of the timing of the implementation of the Juneteenth Holiday all regular services such as customer relations and transit information will operate on a regular schedule while the Mail Room, Overhaul Base, and Radio/Electronic shops will be closed on the recognized Juneteenth day, Monday, June 20, 2022.

If you work in an office setting and are unsure whether of not your office will be closed on June 20, 2022, please contact your immediate supervisor for clarification.

Raphael Valle elected Interim EM Maintenance Board Member

Tue, 05/10/2022 - 2:09pm

Raphael Valle is elected to the Interim position of East Metro Maintenance Board Member position by one vote, 26 to 25.

Minnesota Frontline Workers Pay

Mon, 05/09/2022 - 4:09pm

Minnesota Frontline Worker Pay

Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature providing bonus pay for eligible COVID-19 frontline workers. Details of the program, including the application process and timeline, are still being finalized and will be posted here when they are available. Sign up here to receive updates about Frontline Worker Pay.

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