Latest News

07/26/2010 - 11:05pm

Contract books are finally arriving in members' mailboxes.


07/26/2010 - 11:05pm

Retired Memphis driver and Chief Shop Steward Charles Golden passed away on July 22.


07/26/2010 - 11:05pm

Our brother James Jewett was killed this morning near Fresno, CA. 


07/26/2010 - 11:05pm

Bruce Hamilton on Safety
07/22/2010 - 12:06pm

Bruce Hamilton speaks on the need for a new culture of safety within Greyhound Co. at a recent Stewards training session.


07/13/2010 - 11:20pm

Printer errors have delayed distribution of the new contract books.

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Contract Negotiations in L.A.
Contract Negotiations in L.A.

Los Angeles Greyhound Bus terminal workers gather to prepare for contract negotiations.

Top Stories

Last updated 07/22/2010 - 11:08am
07/22/2010 - 12:18pm

FRESNO, CA - The California Highway Patrol says six people were killed and at least 20 people were injured following a collision Thursday between a Sacramento-bound Greyhound bus, a minivan and another vehicle on the northbound lanes of Highway 99 in Fresno.


07/22/2010 - 12:17pm

DALLAS (July 19, 2010) - Lucky Streak, a division of Greyhound Lines, Inc., is announcing a special Web only fare for a limited time from the Philadelphia Port Authority to Atlantic City. Starting Tuesday, July 20, Lucky Streak is offering a $15 round trip fare plus a free $20 slot play bonus to the Lucky Streak's eight participating casino locations.


07/22/2010 - 12:16pm

The state Department of Transportation, Amtrak and bus company Greyhound Lines Inc. all are part of the project.


07/22/2010 - 12:15pm

The court battle over the Greyhound location that stood in the path of the Music City Center has come to a close.


07/13/2010 - 11:45pm

RICHMOND, Va. (CN) - A former employee demands $1 million from Greyhound, claiming a vice president told her to accede to her boss's demands for a sexual tryst in a private room, so the VP could catch him in the act. But she says her boss dead-bolted the door and assaulted her anyway, and when she escaped and the VP saw her and her boss's dishevelment, the VP fired the boss - and cut the plaintiff's pay by 33 percent.


07/13/2010 - 11:46pm

/PRNewswire/ -- BoltBus, a curbside bus carrier focused on providing exceptional service, luxury and convenience at an amazingly low price, has celebrated another major milestone by officially carrying its three-millionth passenger.


07/13/2010 - 11:39pm

The first of 70 new Greyhound Lines Inc. motor coaches was shown to executives of its downtown-based parent FirstGroup America Inc. Wednesday in Cincinnati. The new 50-seat coaches, built by Motor Coach Industries in Schaumburg, Ill., include more leg room for passengers, leatherette seating, free Wi-Fi, and power plug-ins. Each new coach also is equipped with a wheelchair lift.


07/13/2010 - 11:36pm

A bus refurbishing operation that had been planned for Elkhart will go to Nappanee instead.  On Tuesday ABC Companies and Greyhound Lines Inc. announced the facility will move into a building that had been used by Fairmont Homes, a manufactured home facility.


07/13/2010 - 11:35pm

The facility was at the center of a controversy that involved former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton’s alleged deal to profit from Greyhound Lines Inc.’s current home on Union Avenue by encouraging the bus company to move to the Airways locale.

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Solidarity Road: the ATU1700 Newsletter

03/16/2010 - 11:15pm

Click here to read the 2010 Spring edition of Solidarity Road.  Included in this issue is a message from Bruce Hamilton, LA's 2010 top labor agenda, an article about deregulation and more.


03/27/2010 - 11:05pm

Click Here to read the special contract edition of Solidarity Road.  This special issue contains details of the new and modified language in the Tentative Agreement members are currently voting on.

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Charter City Meeting

Charter City membership meetings are held on the second Monday of each month. The August meeting is set for Monday, August 9, at 3:00 pm at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.  Check the Union Bulletin Boards for updated information.  For subcharter meetings, contact your region's Vice President.

In Memoriam

CIGNA Newsletter

CIGNA HealthCare Newsletter As part of the Workplace Partners for Wellness & Good Health program, CIGNA HealthCare produces a monthly newsletter featuring information on relevant health topics for Local 1700 members.

Click Here to download the latest issue.

ATU COPE

ATU Cope

As the largest transit worker political action committee (PAC) in the United States, the Amalgamated Transit Union Committee on Political Education (ATU-COPE) is the voice of transit workers, school bus employees and over-the-road bus workers at all levels of government.

Click Here for more information.