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Tag: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689

**FILE** Passengers at Metro's L'Enfant Plaza Station in southwest D.C. wait for a train on March 9 after another malfunctioned inside the station. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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Metro Union Presents Proposal to Improve Transit System

by William J. FordMarch 30, 2017October 30, 2020
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld (foreground) prepares to testify March 29 before the House's Subcommittee on Government Operations on Capitol Hill regarding an update on Metro. Also at the table are (from right) Dennis Anosike, chief financial officer for Metro, and Mark Goldstein, director of physical infrastructure for the U.S. Government Accountability Office. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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by William J. FordMarch 29, 2017October 30, 2020
Metro's board of directors listens to public comment during a March 23 meeting at the agency headquarters in northwest D.C., minutes before the board unanimously approved a fiscal year 2018 budget that includes fares increases and service cuts that go into effect July 1. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Metro Board OKs Budget, Fare Increases as Tempers Flare

by William J. FordMarch 23, 2017October 30, 2020
Roland Jeter (center), former first vice president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, chats with Local 689 spokesman David Stephen (right) and Maryland Delegate Cory V. McCray of Baltimore City after Feb. 16 hearing in Annapolis before the state House's Environmental and Transportation Committee on creating a Metrorail safety commission. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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Md. Lawmakers Press for Metro Oversight Commission With Federal Funding in Limbo

by William J. FordFebruary 16, 2017October 30, 2020
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Metro Loses Millions in Federal Funding After Missing Safety Deadline

by William J. FordFebruary 10, 2017October 30, 2020
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld
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Metro GM: More Than 20 in Track Inspection Dept. Fired for Falsified Records

by William J. FordJanuary 26, 2017October 30, 2020
Trap Thomas (left), a former Metro track inspector, speaks during a Jan. 4 news conference at the AFL-CIO headquarters in northwest D.C. after being fired earlier in the day, which he said was retaliation for a whistleblower case. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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Metro Track Inspector Claims Firing Retaliatory for Whistleblower Case

by William J. FordJanuary 4, 2017October 30, 2020
(Courtesy photo)
Posted inPrince George's County

NTSB: Metro Knew of Faulty Tracks Prior to Derailment

by William J. FordDecember 9, 2016October 30, 2020
Metro GM's Budget Proposal Includes Layoffs
Posted inPrince George's County, Transportation

Metro GM’s Budget Proposal Includes Layoffs

by William J. FordNovember 3, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness, Stacy M. Brown

Black Transit Worker Campaigns to Increase Diversity in Union Leadership

by NNPAFreddieAugust 24, 2016October 30, 2020

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