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Bus Beheading Eyewitness Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 430 seconds An eyewitness describes the attack and beheading of a Greyhound bus passenger near Winnepeg, Manitoba. Related: 689, attack, atu, beheading, bus, canada, greyhound, local, news, public, rail, subway, train, transit, transportation, union |
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I Am A Man: Dr. King & the Memphis Sanitation Strike Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 598 seconds On the 40th Anniversary of the assasination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a reminder that the civil rights leader died while supporting a struggle to form a union. Produced by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Related: 1968, 689, afscme, atu, black, civil, documentary, garbage, grassroots, history, king, labor, luther, martin, memphis, outreach, rights, strike, transit, union, worker |
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West Coast Dockworkers Strike Against Iraq War Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 132 seconds 25,000 West Coast Dockworkers went on strike May 1, 2008 to protest the war in Iraq. The members of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) shut down ports for eight hours from San Diego to Vancouver. Related: 689, atu, coast, day, iraq, labor, longshore, may, news, protest, strike, union, war, west, workers |
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Transit Workers Compared to What? Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 173 seconds Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689 looks at issues today through the Les McCann/Eddie Harris classic. The union represents employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA--DC's Metro system). Related: 689, afl, atu, bus, bush, cheney, cio, harris, jazz, mccain, mccann, metro, public, rail, subway, train, transit, transportation, union, wmata |
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Milwaukee Bus Operator Beating Captured on Video Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 464 seconds Raw video of masked assailant attacking Milwaukee, WI bus operator followed by news reports of attack, interview with operator and arrest of suspect. Transit workers in Milwaukee are represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998. Related: 689, 998, assault, attack, atu, beating, bus, driver, local, milwaukee, operator, public, rail, subway, transit, transportation, union |
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Labor Day Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 515 seconds In a series of short clips, The History Channel takes a look at the origins of Labor Day, changing methods of manufacturing and legislative gains made by labor unions. Related: 689, atu, day, demonstration, grassroots, history, holiday, labor, legislation, outreach, strike, union, worker |
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ATU on Canadian Bus Attack Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 141 seconds A look at bus safety including comments by the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) which represents Greyhound operators. Related: 689, attack, atu, beheading, bus, canada, greyhound, local, murder, news, public, rail, subway, train, transit, transportation, union |
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NY Bus Operator Stabbed to Death on Job Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 116 seconds A New York City MTA bus operator was stabbled to death December 2 after permiting a passenger to ride with an invalid fare card. The passenger later attacked and killed the bus operator. Related: 689, atu, bus, driver, killed, mta, murdered, new, ny, operator, public, rail, subway, train, transit, transportation, union, york |
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April 23 Equal Pay Day Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 308 seconds This International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) video speaks to the day of the year when women start earning the same pay as men. The IAMAW underscores the importance of having a union contract to fight gender discrimination. Related: 689, aerospace, association, atu, gap, gender, grassroots, iam, iamaw, international, labor, machinists, outreach, pay, union, women, workers |
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Turn Around America: Health Care Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 563 seconds AFL CIO kicks off campaign to turn 2008 elections into mandate to reform health care. AFL-CIO President John Sweeney narrates the video. The campaign was kicked off March 17, 2008 at a meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO (DC area labor council). Related: 2008, 689, afl, atu, care, cio, commercial, election, health, labor, news, political, president, reform, union |
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NTSB Accident Reconstruction: 3 WMATA Track Worker Deaths Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 589 seconds NTSB reconstructs what happened in two separate accidents on the Washington Metrorail system (WMATA) that killed three track workers who were members of ATU Local 689 Related: 689, atu, bus, dc, metro, news, rail, subway, train, transit, transportation, union, washington, wmata |
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The Battle to Desegregate the DC Transit System Part I Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 559 seconds Washington, DC African Americans fight discrimination on streetcars. 1st part ends with "Streetcar War" of 1919. The companies that ran these streetcars were the predecessor companies of the Washington, DC Metro rail and bus system. Related: 689, african, american, atu, battle, black, bus, community, discrimination, events, federal, film, government, history, local, metro, racism, regional, science, segregation, short, social, state, streetcar, subway, train, union, wisdom |
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2008 Local 689 Rocky Mount, NC Meeting Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 230 seconds Pictures from the Rocky Mount, NC retirees association meeting. Related: 689, local, retirees |
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ATU Local 689 Members Talk Obama Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 49 seconds Local 689 members talk about getting the vote out for Barack Obama. Related: 689, atu, bus, dc, election, local, obama, public, rail, subway, train, transit, transportation, union, vote, washington |
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Solidarity Forever Posted by: atulocal689
Video duration: 177 seconds Photos of union workers at Washington, DC Metro set to music performed by Whiteville Choir. Shows union activity interspersed with workers performing their jobs--many that aren't normally seen by the public. Related: 689, afl, amalgamated, atu, bus, choir, cio, dc, folk, labor, metro, rail, soul, subway, train, transit, union, washington, whiteville, wmata |
