Amalgamated Transit Union

ATU Opposes Council Int. Nos. 939 & 950 to that threaten MTA bus operations, including in Southeast Queens; Testimony to City Council Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure (Friday, September 27, 2024)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Earth Day Message, 2024: Strengthening Bus Transit Green & Clean (Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 2024)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Earth Day Message, 2023: Strengthening Bus Transit Green & Clean (Earth Day eve, Friday, April 21, 2023)

Testimony to New York State Senate's Standing Committees on Corporations & Transportation on the MTA budget forecast, post-pandemic analysis of ridership and safety concerns, and the Penn Station Revitalization Plan
by Jose DeJesus, President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1179 & Luis Alzate, President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 (Friday, March 3, 2023)

QNS Opinion: MTA Queens bus redesign plan plots longer trips, less service. Why not plot a redesign that provides frequent, reliable 24-hour service?
by Mark Henry, Chair, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) NYS Legislative Conference Board & President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 (Posted Thursday, May 19, 2022)

MTA Queens Bus Redesign Plan Plots Longer Trips, Less Service; Why not plot a Redesign that provides Frequent, Reliable 24-hour Service?
by Mark Henry, Chair, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) NYS Legislative Conference Board & President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 (Tuesday, May 17, 2022)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Earth Day Message, 2022: Strengthening Bus Transit Green & Clean (Friday, April 22, 2022)

Joint Testimony on Assessing NYC's Infrastructure: Laying the Foundation for Federal Infrastructure Funding of Mark Henry, Chair, Amalgamated Transit Union New York State Legislative Conference Board and President/Business Agent, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056 & Jose DeJesus, President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1179 delivered by President DeJesus to the City Council Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chaired by Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers and the Committee on Resiliency and Waterfronts chaired by Council Member Ari Kagan (Tuesday, April 19, 2022)

Joint Testimony on Transportation Equity of Mark Henry, Chair, Amalgamated Transit Union New York State Legislative Conference Board and President/Business Agent, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056 & Jose DeJesus, President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1179 delivered by President DeJesus to the City Council Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chaired by Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers (Monday, March 7, 2022)

ATU Wins Arbitration! ATU Locals 1056, 1179 & 726's Interest Arbitration Award; Granted by Impartial Arbitrator selected by MTA & Locals (December 20, 2021)

Testimony of Mark Henry, Chair, Amalgamated Transit Union New York State Legislative Conference Board and President/Business Agent, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056 to the Joint Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions and Transportation Committees Hearing to Review the Finances and Projections of The MTA in the Aftermath of Covid-19 and Receipt of Federal Aid, to Review the Implementation of the Transformation Plan, and to Seek Updates on Major Capital Projects (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)

ATU Mourns the loss of Richard Trumka Statement by Mark Henry President/Business Agent, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1056; Chairman, ATU NYS Legislative Conference Board; and ATU Delegate to the AFL-CIO (Thursday, August 5, 2021)

A Parade No! Honor ATU members with a new contract! (Wednesday, July 7, 2021)

Testimony by Jose DeJesus, President/Business Agent, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1179 to MTA Board (Monday, June 21, 2021)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Earth Day Message, 2021: Strengthening Bus Transit A Great Green Deal! (Thursday, April 22, 2021)

Testimony at Hearing on the Establishment of a Crash Investigation and Analysis Unit within the DOT by Mark Henry, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 to NYC Council Committee on Transportation (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)

Testimony at Hearing on the Establishment of a Crash Investigation and Analysis Unit within the DOT by Jose DeJesus, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1179 to NYC Council Committee on Transportation (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)

Statement on Transit and Rail Worker Protection by Mark Henry, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 (Wednesday, February 12, 2021)

Testimony at Hearing on The MTA in the Era of COVID-19 by Mark Henry, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 to NYC Council Committee on Transportation (Wednesday, February 10, 2021)

Statement on State of Labor During the COVID-19 Pandemic of Mark Henry, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 to NYC Council Committee on Civil Service & Labor (Wednesday, January 27, 2021)

Statement on Workplace Safety in COVID-19 Era of Mark Henry, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 to NYC Council Committee on Civil Service & Labor (Friday, November 20, 2020)

Statement of Jose DeJesus, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1179 to NYS Senate-Assembly Hearing on Impact of COVID-19 on the MTA & public transportation (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)

ATU MTA Workers Rally to Tell Pat Foye: "No Zeroes for MTA Heroes" June 24 Wed., June 24 at MTA HQ, 2 Broadway New York, NY (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)

Statement of Mark Henry, Chair, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) NYS Legislative Conference Board & President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 to City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor supporting Health Coverage for surviving family members who passed as a result of COVID-19 and classifying death of municipal employees who died from COVID-19 as line of duty-deaths, May 5, 2020 (Tuesday, May 5, 2020)

Statement of Mark Henry, Chair, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) NYS Legislative Conference Board & President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 to City Council Committee on Oversight and Investigations on "Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on Communities of Color" (Thursday, April 30, 2020)

Statement of Mark Henry, Chair, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) NYS Legislative Conference Board & President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 on MTA Bus Redesign Plan for Queens (Friday, January 20, 2020) [List of workshops and presentations (updated 2020-02-04)]

Testimony of Mark Henry, Chair, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) NYS Legislative Conference Board & President/Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 to NYS Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions And Transportation Committees & Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee Hearing on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) 2020-2024 Capital Program (Tuesday, November 12, 2019)

ATU NYS Legislative Conference re-elects Local 1056 leader as chair (Thursday, October 17, 2019)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Opposes Int. 1557; Testimony to NYC Council Committee on Transportation (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) mourns loss of a Great Man: Larry Hanley Fought for Working People, Public Transit & our Democracy (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Earth Day Message, 2019: Strengthening Bus Transit helps save our environment! (Monday, April 22, 2019)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Testimony to NYS Senate Queens Delegation (Friday, March 1, 2019)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Advocates Bus Service Improvements Testimony to NYS Senate Standing Committee On Corporations, Authorities & Commissions and Standing Committee On Transportation (Tuesday, February 19, 2019)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1056 Questions Response to Winter Storm Avery Testimony to the New York City Council Committees on Sanitation & Solid Waste Management, Transportation & Education (Thursday, November 29, 2018)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Urges City Reject Councilman Williams Bill that Could Expand Illegal Commuter Vans at Expense of Public Transit Testimony to Committee on Committee on For-Hire Vehicles (Tuesday, October 30, 2018)

ATU Local 1056 members unanimously re-elect Mark Henry President/ Business Agent NYS ATU Legislative Conference Chair unopposed, Tuesday, June 19, 2018)

ATU Locals 1056 & 1179 Advocate Bus Service Improvements at City Council hearing on MTA Budget (LaborPress Op-ed, Friday, March 16, 2018, posted 2018-03-28)

ATU Advocates Bus Service Improvements to MTA Budget at City Council Committee on Transportation (Thursday, March 8, 2018)

ATU Local 1056 Members Approve MTA Contract; Overwhelming Approval Supports Board Recommendation (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Urges Strict Regulation of Private Buses; Testimony to New York City Council Committee on Transportation (Thursday, October 26, 2017)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Advocates All-Door Boarding; Testimony to Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Advocates Bus Service Improvements; Testimony to City Council Committee on Transportation (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)

Councilman Miller joins ATU 1179 (& 1181) Members at Rally to Call on MTA to Work Out Contract (includes video; (February 22, 2017)

TRANSIT UNIONS TO MTA: NEGOTIATE! ATU 1179 (& 1181) Workers to Call on MTA to Work Out Contract (February 22, 2017)

ATU Locals 1056 & 1179 Support Legislation to Curb Illegal & Unsafe Van Operations (February 15, 2017)

ATU Locals 1056 & 1179 Oppose Private Vans How Vans Operate Matters! (LaborPress Op-ed, December 24, 2016)

ATU Locals 1056 & 1179 Oppose Van Applications Impact Q3/ Q6/ Q7/ Q8/ Q85/ Q111/ Q113; Urge DOT, MTA, TLC, NYPD to Address Illegal Vans, Not Just How Vans Get Licensed At Issue; How Vans Operate Matters! (December 21, 2016)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Advocates Bus Service Improvements Testimony to City Council Committee on Transportation by Mark Henry, President and Business Agent, ATU Local 1056, and Chair, ATU Legislative Conference Board and Bennie Caughman, President and Business Agent, ATU Local 1179 (October 6, 2016)

ATU Proposes Free Bus To Rail Transfer (LaborPress Op-ed, December 5, 2015; posted 2015-12-10)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Urges Council Look to Buses to "Connect Transportation Deserts" Testimony to City Council Committee on Transportation on Int. Nos. 964 and 965 and Res. 670 and 903 by Mark Henry, President and Business Agent, ATU Local 1056 (November 12, 2015)

ATU Advocates for Safe Surface Transit (LaborPress Op-ed, October 27, 2015)

ATU Local 1056 Opposes Council Int. No. 570 to ease Illegal Vans; Supports Study; Urges DOT, MTA, TLC, NYPD to Address Illegal Vans Testimony to City Council Committee on Transportation on Int. Nos. 570, 860 and 861 (October 22, 2015)

ATU Local 1056 President Mark Henry Message to ATU members City Agrees to change how it applies Vision Zero law (September 1, 2015)

ATU Local 1056 members overwhelmingly re-elect Mark Henry President/ Business Agent ATU Legislative Conference Chair wins 72 Percent (June 12, 2015)

ATU Advocates for Fully-Funded MTA Capital Plan Op-ed by Mark Henry, President and Business Agent, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 1056, and Chair, ATU NYS Legislative Conference Board, (LaborPress, May 21, 2015)

ATU ADVOCATES FOR FULLY-FUNDED MTA CAPITAL PLAN Statement by Mark Henry, President and Business Agent, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 1056, and Chair, ATU NYS Legislative Conference Board, at Albany Rally (May 12, 2015)

Amalgamated Transit Union NYS Legislative Conference urges Rochestor Transit System to restore service: Letter from conference chair Mark Henry (May 5, 2015)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Earth Day Message, 2015: Support (and use) public bus transit; it helps save our environment! By Mark Henry, Chair, ATU NYS Legislative Conference Board and President/ Business Agent, ATU Local 1056, and Bennie Caughman, President/ Business Agent, ATU Local 1179 (April 22, 2015)

ATU Legislative Conference elects Labor Activist as its new chair Local 1056 President Mark A. Henry succeeds John Lyons who moved from 1179 to International ATU (March 16, 2015)

ATU Local 1056 President Mark Henry Message to ATU members on NYC's Vision Zero (February 16, 2015)

Bus Rapid Transit to Enhance Not Replace Existing Bus Service by ATU Local 1056 President Mark Henry & ATU Local 1179 President John Lyons (LaborPress Op-ed, February 12, 2015)

Plan Bus Service Strategically Testimony by ATU Local 1056 President Mark Henry & ATU Local 1179 President John Lyons to the City Council Committee on Transportation on Legislation to Require a Bus Rapid Transit ("BRT") Plan (February 10, 2015)

Buses Matter Too: MTA Plan Needs Improvement by ATU Local 1056 President Mark Henry & ATU Local 1179 President John Lyons (LaborPress Op-ed, January 21, 2015)

Transit Unions: Buses Matter Too; MTA Plan Needs Improvement Statement by ATU Local 1056 President Mark Henry & ATU Local 1179 President John Lyons (January 13, 2015)

ATU Local 1179 President John Lyons testifies to Assembly Health Committee supporting a NYS Single Payer Health Care Plan (December 16, 2014)

ATU 1179 Comments on NYCDOT/ MTA SBS Cross Bay/ Woodhaven Corridor Scheme (November 6, 2014)

ATU Local 1056 President Mark Henry testifies to City Council Transportation Committee on Transit Infrastructure (November 3, 2014)

ATU Locals 1056 and 1179 testify to City Council Transportation Committee on MTA Capital Plan - ATU Local 1056 President Mark Henry and ATU Local 1179 President John Lyons who also chairs the ATU NYS Legislative Conference Board (October 6, 2014)

Attend Queens Bus Transit Forum Sept. 16, 8pm sponsors include ATU Locals 1056 & 1179 and Queens Civic Congress (posted September 9, 2014)

Queens Bus Service Transit Forum, Tues, Sept, 16, 8pm ATUs 1056, 1179, 1181 Partner with Queens Civic Congress (posted September 9, 2014)

ATU Locals 1056 and 1179 testify to NYS Assembly on MTA Capital Plan - ATU Local 1056 President Mark Henry and ATU Local 1179 President John Lyons who also chairs the ATU NYS Legislative Conference Board (August 7, 2014)

ATU Locals Press Need for Transit Improvements; Seek to Enlist Public to Lobby their electeds [ATU Local 1056 News Release with pics] (May 16, 2014)

ATU Locals Press Need for Transit Improvements; Seek to Enlist Public to Lobby their electeds [ATU Local 1056 News Advisory] (May 16, 2014)

ATU Locals Press Need for Transit Improvements; Seek to Enlist Public to Lobby their electeds [ATU Local 1056 News Advisory] (May 15, 2014)

ATU Local 1056 Earth Day Message, 2014 by ATU Local 1056 President/ Business Agent Mark Henry (April 22, 2014)

Electeds, ATU 1056 Remind Community They Got Their Bus Service Back [updated ATU Local 1056 News Release with photos and chart on restorations] (March 21, 2014)

Electeds, ATU 1056 Remind Community They Got Their Bus Service Back [ATU Local 1056 News Advisory with chart on restorations] (March 21, 2014)

Electeds, ATU 1056 Remind Community They Got Their Bus Service Back [ATU Local 1056 News Advisory with chart on restorations] (March 20, 2014)

ATU Local 1056 Opposes Van Application that impacts Q85/ Q111/ Q113; Urges DOT, MTA, TLC, NYPD to Address Illegal Vans, Not Just How Vans Get Licensed At Issue; How Vans Operate Matters! (February 21, 2014; posted February 20, 2014)

ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller's Earth Day Message (April 22, 2013)

ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller Testifies at NYS Assembly MTA Hearing (January 11, 2013)

Electeds, ATU 1056 Remind Community They Got Their Bus Service Back [updated ATU Local 1056 News Release with photos and chart on restorations] (January 4, 2013)

Electeds, ATU 1056 Remind Community They Got Their Bus Service Back [ATU Local 1056 News Advisory with chart on restorations] (January 4, 2013)

ATU Local 1056 Reminds Community on Restored Queens Bus Service [ATU Local 1056 News Release with chart on restorations] (January 2, 2013)

ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller Testifies on MTA Budget (November 15, 2012)

ATU Local 1056 Members Join ATUers in Ohio; Urge Riders To Support Candidates Who Support Transit (October 8, 2012)

ATU Local 1056 Join Electeds To Condemn Violence v. Sikkhs [statement by ATU Local 1056 President Daneek Miller] (August 6, 2012)

ATU Local 1056 Urges, MTA, TLC, NYPD to Address Illegal Vans; Not Just How Vans Get Licensed At Issue; How Vans Operate Matters! (August 2, 2012)

ATU Local 1056, Electeds, Community Welcome Queens Bus Restoration [ATU Local 1056 News Release with chart on restorations and pics] (July 23, 2012)

ATU Local 1056, Electeds, Community Welcome Queens Bus Restoration [ATU Local 1056 News Advisory] (July 20, 2012)

ATU Local 1056 Makes Case to Make Queens Bus Service Whole (June 19, 2012)

Local 1056, ATU re-elects Labor Activist I. Daneek Miller as President (June 15, 2012)

ATU Locals 1056 & 726's Interest Arbitration Award; Granted by Impartial Arbitrator selected by MTA & Locals (May 16, 2012)

ATU Honors Black History Month Host Special Screening of "Red Tails" (about Tuskegee Airmen), Monday, 2/27, 7:00 p.m. (February 27, 2012)

ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller Demands City & MTA Increase Bus Safety (December 6, 2011)

ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller Questions MTA on Safety at City Council hearing (October 31, 2011)

ATU Rallies in D.C. to call on Congress to pass the President's jobs plan (October 15, 2011)

ATU Marches on Wall Street for Economic Justice (October 5, 2011)

New Yorkers Wear RED to support federal funding for public transportation infrastructure (Letter to editor, October 3, 2011)

NEW YORKERS WEAR RED TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE Don't X Out Public Transit [ATU Local 1056 News Release with pics] (September 20, 2011)

NEW YORKERS WEAR RED TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE Don't X Out Public Transit [News Advisory] (September 20, 2011)

ATU Local 1056 Declares Impasse Petitions Public Employees Relations Board (June 1, 2011)

Rally for the Rights of ALL Workers: From Memphis to Madison and Beyond [ATU Local 1056 News Advisory] (April 4, 2011)

Jamaica Branch NAACP and ATU LOCAL 1056 Remember the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally and March [opens to PDF of flyer] (April 4, 2011)

ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller Testifies on MTA response to December 2010 Blizzard (posted January 14, 2011)

ATU Local 1056 Slams City Hall response to Snow Storm (posted December 28, 2010)

Unsafe, Unreliable, Illegal Commuter Vans Offer No Alternative To Bus Service (August 16, 2010)

ATU Local 1056, Electeds & Community v. Bus Cuts [Includes pics and spreadsheet] (June 24, 2010)

News Advisory: ATU Local 1056, Electeds & Community v. Bus Cuts, June 24, 2010

ATU Local 1056, Electeds & Community v. Bus Cuts [Includes pics] (June 10, 2010)

Queens Needs Its Buses - letter to editor by ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller (June 7, 2010)

Keep America Moving Again - letter to editor by ATU Local 1056 President I. Daneek Miller (May 3, 2010; posted 2010-05-04)

Keep America Moving to save transit service and jobs urges ATU Local 1056 (March 31, 2010)

ATU Local 1056 Testimony to the MTA (March 2, 2010)

ATU Local 1056, Queens Electeds, Community Join v. Bus Cuts (includes pics and Ad) (February 21, 2010)

Daneek Miller, Labor Activist, elected President of Local 1056, ATU (June 19, 2009)

Copies of original statements are available on ">request.