Amalgamated Transit Union

Amalgamated Transit Union
AbbreviationATU
FormationSeptember 15, 1892; 132 years ago (1892-09-15)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersSilver Spring, Maryland, US
Location
    • Canada
    • United States
Membership (2020)
200,000[1]
President
John A. Costa
Secretary-treasurer
Kenneth R. Kirk
Executive vice president
Yvette J. Trujillo
Affiliations
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Formerly called
  • Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of America
  • Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America

The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is a labor organization in the United States and Canada that represents employees in the public transit industry. Established in 1892 as the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of America, the union was centered primarily in the Eastern United States; today, ATU has over 200,000 members throughout the United States and Canada.

  1. ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-160. Report submitted September 30, 2014.