Transit Union says ruling echoes Bronx accident report, unfair labor standards for drivers continues to put passengers and drivers at risk

Beginning July 1, Atlanta Chief Steward Sammie Howard officially takes the helm as Region 2 Vice President, replacing Bill White, who has decided to retire.  Sammie is very well known to members throughout Region 2, and the transition is expected to be smooth.  Still, he will need everyone’s support as we all carry the work of our union forward. 

Sammie comes on at a time when the local is gearing up for contract talks as well as getting organized for this fall’s elections.  Let’s all give Sammie a big Local 1700 welcome as he undertakes his new duties. 

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Region 2 Vice President Bill White has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of this month.

"We're ten days away from nearly 7.5 million students seeing their loan rates double because Congress hasn't acted. This should have been a no-brainer. It should have been done weeks ago," he said.