<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I wanted to share a couple things related to what we discussed in this meeting with ATU. Here’s a report from APTA that just came out on the Transit Workforce Shortage, causes and solutions: <a href="https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploads/APTA-Transit-Workforce-Shortage-Report.pdf" class="">https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploads/APTA-Transit-Workforce-Shortage-Report.pdf</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And <a href="https://mail.transitriders.org/index.php/s/4gFKkY55afitdkt" class="">here is a link to a Metro presentation about the “SaFE” (Safety, Security and Fare Enforcement) reform intiative</a>. Hester at Transportation Choices Coalition thought that the ambassador program (or whatever pilot they’re doing involving bus monitors) was starting up just about now.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- Katie</div><div class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 30, 2022, at 3:33 PM, Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org" class="">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you for filling out the poll so quickly everyone! Looks like the best window for us is next <b class="">Monday, Oct. 3rd, 3-4pm</b>. Please pencil this in and below is a zoom. I’m still awaiting confirmation from Ken, since it sounds like (from talking with their office staff) their office meeting room is in use at that time so it would have to be 100% remote. I’ll offer him a few more times when most of us could make it, in case Ken and the officers really want to use their meeting room. But for now let’s plan on this.<div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">Katie</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">——</div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">Topic: ATU / TRU Meeting</div><div class="">Time: Oct 3, 2022 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Join Zoom Meeting</div><div class=""><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89370419852?pwd=Q00vZzRoS3BTZThxQTM2cG1KaU93dz09" class="">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89370419852?pwd=Q00vZzRoS3BTZThxQTM2cG1KaU93dz09</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Meeting ID: 893 7041 9852</div><div class="">Passcode: 785833</div><div class="">One tap mobile</div><div class="">+12532158782,,89370419852#,,,,*785833# US (Tacoma)</div><div class="">+13462487799,,89370419852#,,,,*785833# US (Houston)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dial by your location</div><div class=""> +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 30, 2022, at 11:14 AM, Laura Loe <<a href="mailto:lauraloeseattle@gmail.com" class="">lauraloeseattle@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Wes would like to be looped into this work in my place. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am going to reach out to people who organize with app based drivers to see what they think about my ideas to specifically recruitment them to be part time bus drivers in addition to app based driving and direct them to connect to Wes if they are interested. <br class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">- Laura Loe </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">206-673-6401</div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Sep 30, 2022, at 10:01 AM, Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:Katie@transitriders.org" class="">Katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class="">Hi All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I just spoke with Ken Price the ATU president and they are keen to meet with us to discuss the service cuts, driver shortage etc. He said we can do it as a hybird in person / zoom meeting from their office in Tukwila.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ken said we should suggest a few windows of time next week. <a href="https://www.when2meet.com/?17078408-BQjTL" class="">Here’s a scheduling poll.</a> I’m pretty sure they will prefer a daytime meeting but I included times up through 7pm just in case. If you want to join, <b class="">please fill this out ASAP so I can get back to him with times.</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">He also mentioned they are planning a rally probably for next Thursday about wages and working conditions for Access drivers. I said we could promote it, I’ll share details when they’ve got that figured out.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- Katie</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">p.s. Laura, I’m including you here to keep you in the loop since you’re one of the instigators of this conversation, but no pressure at all to join the meeting, I know you’re taking time off!!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">
<meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">Katie Wilson</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div class="" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font color="#666666" class="">General Secretary</font></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font color="#666666" class="">Transit Riders Union</font></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font color="#666666" class=""><a href="https://transitriders.org/" class="">https://transitriders.org</a></font></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class=""><font color="#666666" class="">206-781-7204</font></span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font color="#999999" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i class=""><font color="#999999" class="">The Transit Riders Union is a democratic organization of working and poor </font></i><i class=""><font color="#999999" class="">people, including students, seniors, and people with disabilities, taking control over our own lives, and building up the power we </font></i><i class=""><font color="#999999" class="">need to change society for the good of humanity and of the planet. We will </font></i><i class=""><font color="#999999" class="">fight to preserve, expand, and improve the public transportation system in </font></i><i class=""><font color="#999999" class="">Seattle and beyond, so that every human being has access to safe, </font></i><i class=""><font color="#999999" class="">affordable, and reliable public transit.</font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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