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Jan 14, 2010

And, Local 689 president Jackie Jeter on Catoe

Jackie Jeter The president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, Jackie Jeter, offered this reaction to John Catoe’s resignation. “It is with some measure of trepidation that I look to the future of Metro’s management. With the sudden announcement that John Catoe will be leaving his position in four months, my concerns center on my membership and the riding public. Catoe’s imminent departure will only exacerbate the state of flux affecting those working to…

Oct 14, 2009

Metrobus Drivers Playing it Safe … and Slow

Photo by * Chris D Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 are encouraging their members who operate Metrobuses to do every single little thing by the book this week. The push comes in the wake of two recent incidents which saw bus drivers plow down pedestrians in the District. Unsuck DC Metro got the ball rolling on this story yesterday, and the Post’s Lena Sun later followed up with a story of her…

 
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