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Amalgamated Transit Union goes for Rob Menendez

January 18, 2024 11:41 am

The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) endorsed Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) for re-election today, becoming the latest prominent union to take Menendez’s side in the Democratic primary for the 8th congressional district. “From his advocacy on protecting public transit operators...

Fulop scores first labor endorsement of ’25 governor’s race

May 11, 2023 9:00 amMay 11, 2023 1:27 pm

Citing his record on enhancing public transportation in New Jersey, the nation’s largest public transit workers union has endorsed Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2025. The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International President John...

Mike Siano, union leader who fought for transit workers, dies at 84

May 6, 2020 10:33 am

Michael Siano, a former New Jersey Transit bus driver who became the international vice president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, died on May 3. He was 84. The son of immigrants, Siano grew up in Union City, was an all-state...

Larry Hanley, international transit union president, dies at 62

May 8, 2019 1:51 pmMay 8, 2019 1:52 pm

Lawrence J. Hanley, the international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and a longtime presence in New Jersey politics, has died. He was 62. “I am deeply saddened to hear about the untimely death of my dear friend and...