ATU 757 READIES CAMPAIGN TO COUNTER TRIMET LIES AND DISTORTIONS

ATU 757 President Bruce Hansen

To counter that, Hansen, says the union is launching a public relations campaign to refute what he calls TriMet’s repeated “lies and distortions” about his members. And he promises to present alternative budget cuts and strategies to reign in what he calls the agency’s “unsustainable spending.”
Hansen argues that TriMet should withdraw from the Columbia River Crossing project and put plans for future transit lines on hold until its current budget problems are solved.
“We’ve dropped the ball in the past, there’s no doubt about that. We need to tell our story so the public understands what’s going on,” Hansen says.

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