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Apr 22, 2016

The Only Remaining Leader Of The WMATA Riders’ Union Wants To Hand Over The Reins

Surpassing even WMATA itself in terms of dysfunction.

Mar 10, 2016

After Just Six Months, The WMATA Riders’ Union Is Ready To Reboot

“Running an organization like this, it turns out, is not easy.”

Dec 15, 2015

‘How Else Were We Gonna Get There?’: Riders Grill Metro’s New GM

New General Manager Paul Wiedefeld takes questions at a public forum hosted by the riders’ union.

Nov 23, 2015

WMATA Riders’ Union Hosts An Open Forum With Metro’s New General Manager

It will be held at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library on December 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Oct 08, 2015

Petition Calls On WMATA To Stop Charging Peak Fares At Stadium Armory Customers

“I have doubts it will work, but it at least makes an official, collective statement to the DC Metro,” one rider said.

Sep 30, 2015

NTSB: Metro Has Gotten So Bad That Feds Should Increase Oversight

They want to move oversight of the agency from the Tri-State Oversight Committee and Federal Transit Administration to the Federal Railroad Administration.

Sep 03, 2015

Fed Up With Metro? There Will Soon Be A Riders’ Union For That

The guy behind @FixWMATA is one of the organizers.

 
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