Press Releases and Statements For press inquiries please contact:Matthew Girardi (240) 584-4862MGirardi@atu689.orgBenjamin Lynn(240) 990-9419BLynn@atu689.org Brian Wivell 11/10/22 Brian Wivell 11/10/22 Press Release: Loudoun County Transit Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike, If Necessary, To Win Fair Contract Read More Brian Wivell 10/20/22 Brian Wivell 10/20/22 Statement: Bus Operator Safety Read More Brian Wivell 8/11/22 Brian Wivell 8/11/22 Press Release: ATU Local 689 MetroAccess Workers Ratify Strong New Contract with Transdev Read More Brian Wivell 8/10/22 Brian Wivell 8/10/22 Press Release: ATU Local 689 MetroAccess Workers Reach Tentative Agreement with Transdev, Ending Nine-Day Strike Read More Brian Wivell 8/2/22 Brian Wivell 8/2/22 Press Release: Transdev Sticks Head in the Sand, Won’t Bargain Until Next Week Read More Brian Wivell 7/31/22 Brian Wivell 7/31/22 Press Release: Local 689 Members Employed by Transdev at MetroAccess Hubbard Road Garage to Strike Starting Monday, August 1st Read More Brian Wivell 7/20/22 Brian Wivell 7/20/22 Press Release: MetroAccess Call Center Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike, If Necessary, To Win Fair Contract Read More Brian Wivell 6/30/22 Brian Wivell 6/30/22 Press Release: MetroAccess Hubbard Road Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike, If Necessary Read More Brian Wivell 5/17/22 Brian Wivell 5/17/22 Statement: Rail Operator Certification & Wiedefeld Resignation Read More Brian Wivell 5/5/22 Brian Wivell 5/5/22 Press Release: ATU Local 689 DC Circulator Bus Operators Vote to Ratify Contract with RATP Dev, Ending Strike Read More Brian Wivell 5/2/22 Brian Wivell 5/2/22 Press Release: DC Circulator Bus Drivers Working for RATP Dev On Strike Tomorrow, May 3rd! Read More Brian Wivell 4/28/22 Brian Wivell 4/28/22 Statement: Local 689 Response to DDOT’s Press Release Regarding DC Circulator Read More Brian Wivell 4/6/22 Brian Wivell 4/6/22 Press Release: DC Circulator Workers Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of Authorizing a Strike Read More Brian Wivell 3/31/22 Brian Wivell 3/31/22 Press Release: DC Circulator Workers at Private Contractor RATP Dev Fight for Fair Contract Read More Brian Wivell 3/8/22 Brian Wivell 3/8/22 Press Release: Landslide Union Election Victories on the Same Day: Charles County School Bus Contractor & Loudoun County Transit Read More Brian Wivell 2/7/22 Brian Wivell 2/7/22 Press Release: MetroAccess Workers at Transdev’s Hubbard Road Garage Required to Work Mandatory Overtime Read More Brian Wivell 1/18/22 Brian Wivell 1/18/22 Statement Regarding WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s Retirement Announcement Read More Brian Wivell 10/20/21 Brian Wivell 10/20/21 Statement on WMATA Blue Line Train Derailment & 7000 Series Rail Cars Read More Brian Wivell 9/30/21 Brian Wivell 9/30/21 Press Release: Response to DC Council’s “Speeding Electrification of WMATA’s Bus Fleet” Hearing Read More Brian Wivell 9/7/21 Brian Wivell 9/7/21 Statement on WMATA's Blue-Orange-Silver Corridor Capacity & Reliability Study Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Brian Wivell 11/10/22 Brian Wivell 11/10/22 Press Release: Loudoun County Transit Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike, If Necessary, To Win Fair Contract Read More
Brian Wivell 8/11/22 Brian Wivell 8/11/22 Press Release: ATU Local 689 MetroAccess Workers Ratify Strong New Contract with Transdev Read More
Brian Wivell 8/10/22 Brian Wivell 8/10/22 Press Release: ATU Local 689 MetroAccess Workers Reach Tentative Agreement with Transdev, Ending Nine-Day Strike Read More
Brian Wivell 8/2/22 Brian Wivell 8/2/22 Press Release: Transdev Sticks Head in the Sand, Won’t Bargain Until Next Week Read More
Brian Wivell 7/31/22 Brian Wivell 7/31/22 Press Release: Local 689 Members Employed by Transdev at MetroAccess Hubbard Road Garage to Strike Starting Monday, August 1st Read More
Brian Wivell 7/20/22 Brian Wivell 7/20/22 Press Release: MetroAccess Call Center Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike, If Necessary, To Win Fair Contract Read More
Brian Wivell 6/30/22 Brian Wivell 6/30/22 Press Release: MetroAccess Hubbard Road Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike, If Necessary Read More
Brian Wivell 5/17/22 Brian Wivell 5/17/22 Statement: Rail Operator Certification & Wiedefeld Resignation Read More
Brian Wivell 5/5/22 Brian Wivell 5/5/22 Press Release: ATU Local 689 DC Circulator Bus Operators Vote to Ratify Contract with RATP Dev, Ending Strike Read More
Brian Wivell 5/2/22 Brian Wivell 5/2/22 Press Release: DC Circulator Bus Drivers Working for RATP Dev On Strike Tomorrow, May 3rd! Read More
Brian Wivell 4/28/22 Brian Wivell 4/28/22 Statement: Local 689 Response to DDOT’s Press Release Regarding DC Circulator Read More
Brian Wivell 4/6/22 Brian Wivell 4/6/22 Press Release: DC Circulator Workers Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of Authorizing a Strike Read More
Brian Wivell 3/31/22 Brian Wivell 3/31/22 Press Release: DC Circulator Workers at Private Contractor RATP Dev Fight for Fair Contract Read More
Brian Wivell 3/8/22 Brian Wivell 3/8/22 Press Release: Landslide Union Election Victories on the Same Day: Charles County School Bus Contractor & Loudoun County Transit Read More
Brian Wivell 2/7/22 Brian Wivell 2/7/22 Press Release: MetroAccess Workers at Transdev’s Hubbard Road Garage Required to Work Mandatory Overtime Read More
Brian Wivell 1/18/22 Brian Wivell 1/18/22 Statement Regarding WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s Retirement Announcement Read More
Brian Wivell 10/20/21 Brian Wivell 10/20/21 Statement on WMATA Blue Line Train Derailment & 7000 Series Rail Cars Read More
Brian Wivell 9/30/21 Brian Wivell 9/30/21 Press Release: Response to DC Council’s “Speeding Electrification of WMATA’s Bus Fleet” Hearing Read More
Brian Wivell 9/7/21 Brian Wivell 9/7/21 Statement on WMATA's Blue-Orange-Silver Corridor Capacity & Reliability Study Read More