Archived News Stories:

Recording Secretary, Anthony Garland gave an interview about the We Make it Work Campaign on July 28th on WPFW during We Ourselves hosted by Ambrose Lane. Click here to listen.
posted 07/29/2008

On June 18th a Metro bus operator was shot by a stray bullet, this of course promoted concerns from us about safety on the job. Please read the following safety concerns Local 689 has put out as well as the article from the Washington Post about this shooting.
Click here for Safety Concerns.
Click here to read Washington Post article on bus shooting.
posted 06/20/2008

Articles featured Local 689 or Metro.
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posted 05/30/2008

Recording Secretary, Anthony Garland, recently wrote an editorial article for the Washington Post about operator safety. Click here to read the article.
posted 05/05/2008

The Washington Post recently had a article about Metrorail Operators and door errors. Click here to read part 1. Click here to read part 2.
posted 05/05/2008

 

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