Bus Beheading Eyewitness 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.



Milwaukee Bus Operator Beating Captured on Video 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.



I Am A Man: Dr. King & the Memphis Sanitation Strike 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).



Mt Vernon Derailment Accident Reconstruction Pt 1 Mt Vernon Derailment Accident Reconstruction Pt 1
Posted by: atulocal689

Video duration: 495 seconds

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reconstructs a January 7, 2007 derailment of a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) train at Mt. Vernon Square station. Twenty-three passengers claimed injury. There has been considerable criticism of the NTSB conclusions from some WMATA personnel familiar with the accident.



West Coast Dockworkers Strike Against Iraq War 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.



Transit Workers Compared to What? 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).



NTSB Accident Reconstruction: 3 WMATA Track Worker Deaths 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



Govt to Intervene in Ottawa Strike Govt to Intervene in Ottawa Strike
Posted by: atulocal689

Video duration: 121 seconds

Members of ATU Local 279 in Ottawa, Ontario have been on strike for two weeks in a dispute over selecting work schedules. The federal government is poised to intervene and force a vote by ATU members on the city run OC Transpo last contract offer.