ATU Local 689 is pleased to welcome Arlington Regional Transit (ART) workers to their ranks after 99% of workers voted in favor of being represented by the Union in a vote held Friday, March 22nd. ART workers who participated in the election included: bus operators, mechanics, LMNT/Fuel Island attendants, technicians in charge, and cleaners. The workers are employed by Transdev, who is currently contracted to operate the system for the county.

“On behalf of Local 689, congratulations to the ART workers on their election victory and welcome to our family,” said ATU Local 689 President Raymond Jackson. “Local 689 will continue to fight to ensure that every transit worker in our region has fair wages, strong benefits, and protections on the job so that they can support their families and be treated with dignity for the hard work they perform every day to move our region.”

The Union is engaged in conversations with Trandsev to lay the groundwork for negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement, and expects the negotiations will begin later this year.