ATU/CT Bargaining Update 4/20/2026

ATU/CT Bargaining Update

4/20/2026

Our ATU Bargaining team met with the Community Transit team today. ATU presented counters to CT’s Article 25 (Coach Operators) and 26 (Dispatch). We also received a counter from CT to an article ATU added defining Term Limited Dispatchers (now called Interim Dispatchers); and setting up parameters for how this position will be used going forward. This is a position that has been in use both in Dispatch and in Training with no clear guard rails. Once we get an agreement from Community Transit regarding the language for thee Interim Dispatcher, we will negotiate the similare language for Training.

Both teams evaluated the counters and offered responses. With only a few areas in dispute, we are very close to achieving Tentative Agreements on these articles.

Our next confirmed meeting with Community Transit is June 16th. We continue to try and get more dates on the calendar with longer sessions, but this has been a challenge for Community Transit. 

Once we have these last few articles wrapped, we will bonfirmede able to address what every member is most concerned with: the economics. We will also be on base this week to kick off the placard campaign.

Stay tuned and stay united.

In Solidarity

Jaswinder Bains

Lela Perkins

Risë Gamble 

Maxwell Lall

Eric Sullivan