WIN Annual Reports June 2018 Midyear Report | Page 8

TRANSIT
In DC, both the Circulator Bus and Streetcar
are privatized creating a race to the bottom
for wages and benefits for these workers.
After a successful campaign in 2016 with ATU
Local 1764 which led to a new 3-year contract
for Circulator workers that increased wages,
tripled employer contributions to worker 401(k)
plans, and included ensured drivers don’t
have to operate buses that do not meet safety
standards; WIN & ATU have kept organizing with
DC’s privatized transit workers.
In 2017, WIN continued organizing with workers
at the Circulator and expanded to working with
Street Car workers demanding:
DC Government bring the Circulator in-house
in FY19 and ensure government healthcare and
retirement benefits for the 200 operators and
mechanics.
Photo by David Choy
Multinational contractor RDMT & DC
Government ensure the 30+ Streetcar workers
get wages, healthcare and retirement befitting
public employees.
During the summer of 2017 WIN organized
“Transit Tuesday” events that informed DC
residents about the the plight of privatized
workers. On October 23, 2017, WIN held a
200-person action with DC Councilmembers
Mary Cheh and Jack Evans raising these issues.
WIN kept up the pressure on the contractor
for Streetcar workers by holding a 30-person
action at the company office on Halloween
delivering a list of demands to the Streetcar
General Manager. In January 2018, WIN leaders
& workers testified at the confirmation hearing
of new DDOT Director Marootian.
2018 MIDYEAR REPORT
Photo by David Choy
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