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    This document is a union newsletter for transit workers in Chicago discussing issues around their expired contract and lack of fair benefits and wages. It summarizes proposals from management and union leaders that do little to address key problems like part-time jobs that lack benefits. It encourages workers to vote no on contracts, demand open negotiations, and get involved in organizing for better conditions. The newsletter provides links for learning more about contract issues and participating in protests and meetings to improve the union.

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    Finally Got The News Volume 2, Issue 4

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    www.ChicagoTransitWorker.com Issue No. 4, Vol.

    II

    Finally Got The News


    Information for Union Workers at the CTA/Pace Bus

    The Very Late Contract: Bad For CTA Workers


    For over 600 days, Local 241 and Local 308 holiday premium pay, real seniority, paid
    members have been without a new Contract. vacations and more.
    We received one set of “proposals” from our Not only does this keep many of our union
    employer and one from the union presidents. members in poverty, it is destroying our union.
    Both are available to view at bit.ly/3Ec8ix6. When it is time to vote for the new Contract,
    These proposals were laughable at best and we are encouraging members to vote NO,
    insulting at worst. demand open bargaining and insist that
    First, they do nothing to resolve the most members be on the negotiating team to promote
    serious, long-term problem at the CTA: the Worker’s Contract.
    Part-Time jobs. Learn more about and help improve this
    Along with the horrible Full-Time Temporary member-created Contract at the link below:
    Flagman (FTTF) and Second Chance
    Type in this case-sensitive
    (Apprentice) Programs, Customer Service
    link or scan the QR-code with
    Assistants (CSA) and Part-Time Bus Operators
    your smartphone now:
    (PTBO) have no stake in our pension. They also
    lack humane benefits such as dental insurance, bit.ly/3l1S3cd

    Election Revolution Public Action Works! Let’s Meet Online!


    The Coalition is calling for Choose the location for the All rank-and-file CTA, Pace
    militant coworkers to run next Hour of Power protest. and Metra workers are invited
    for the upcoming Local 241 Also see our archive of past to register for our organizing
    elections. Text us for more protests bit.ly/3pvf0Xf meetings. bit.ly/3n2JfDv
    information: 224-935-3075
    www.ChicagoTransitWorker.com Issue No. 4, Vol. II

    Local 241/308 Members Have


    Did You
    Had Enough!
    Know? Frustrated by the Look over all that we have
    unwillingness of our elected done and see what you can do
    leaders to help us speak better. Build a group with your
    You are supposed to be publicly against a multitude of coworkers and start standing
    paid more per hour for problems without censorship, together to enforce the Contract
    PM and Midnight shifts bus and rail workers have been and speak publicly when off the
    Article 4.1 taking initiative. clock. If you want help, we are
    Night premium shall See the “Actions” button at here for you.
    be paid in addition to www.chicagotransitworker.com. In Register for notices about our
    the straight time hourly the “Previous Actions” section, organizing meetings. If you miss
    rate to all hourly rated we feature the numerous them, you can view recordings
    employees as follows: protests since we started in at any time.
    (a) If the employee works 2019. Most of the protests were See the “Union Reformation”
    done in 2021. button at our website to get
    a run, trick or shift
    Our mission is to inspire started.
    scheduled to finish after members to organize actions
    8:00 P.M. and up to 2:00 and help each other.
    A.M., twenty-five cents
    ($0.25) per hour.
    (b) If the employee Vaccine Rate Your
    works a run, trick or shift
    scheduled to finish after Mandate Union
    2:00 A.M., fifty cents
    ($0.50) per hour. Documents Officers
    Web-based versions of all the
    Type this case-sensitive official ATU/CTA documents We must praise union
    link or scan the QR-code are on the homepage at www. leadership when they do
    with your smartphone to ChicagoTransitWorker.com right and criticize when they
    search and read the ATU do wrong.
    Local 241/308 Contract: Click the “Reports”
    bitly.com/3tVVw1a button at www.
    ChicagoTransitWorker.com,
    and let them and coworkers
    know you think in our
    Union Officer Report forms.
    You can also do reports
    about managers!
    We will publish your
    feedback anonymously.

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