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The longer the picket line, the shorter the strike! ATU Local 689 Metrobus workers  employed by Transdev at WMATA's Cinder Bed Road garage in Lorton, VA, launched an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, October 24th.
Workers are demanding an end to company stalling at the bargaining table, to intimidation and surveillance, and to WMATA’s privatization scheme that creates a two-tier workforce with lower wages and almost non-existent benefits.
Here are the best ways you can show solidarity and help the strikers win and get back to work:
1. Hold WMATA Accountable: WMATA created this crisis when it decided to privatize the first Metrobus garage in the system’s history and hand the reins over to Transdev, a multinational contractor notorious for paying low wages, offering few benefits, and cutting corners on service for riders. WMATA is now trying to pretend they have no involvement with the garage. We can’t let them avoid accountability.
* Email boardofdirectors@wmata.com to let them know you stand with striking Transdev workers at Cinder Bed Road.
* Download and print this sign, then take a photo of yourself, your family, neighbors, or fellow union members and tag @wmata on Twitter and @wmataforward on Facebook with words of support for the strikers. Remember to tag @atulocal689 on Twitter or @atulocal689group on Facebook so we can repost!
2. Join Us on the Picket Line: Pickets run seven days a week from 3:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. The picket is at the gates of the Cinder Bed Road Division, 7901 Cinder Bed Road, Lorton, Virginia.
3. Donate to the Strike Fund: You can donate online to the Transdev Cinder Bed Road Workers Strike Fund at http://bit.ly/cinderbedstrike. Contributions help support workers so they can sustain the strike for as long as is necessary.
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