Trying to get caught up on our podcasts. We’ve had some great interviews this week. TUESDAY, JAN. 4 Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore discusses the rise in COVID cases and…
Tag: ATU Local 1395
Lowery reports possible COVID death among county workers
ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery was my guest on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning. We discussed his challenges getting former County Administrator Janice Gilley to take COVID seriously and protect county…
Breaking: Bus union approves wage agreement
ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery shared, “Yesterday, the workers voted on the tentative wage Memorandum of Agreement between ATU Local 1395 and County. The workers ratified the MOA with 95% voting…
ATU prez: ‘Pam Childers literally lied’
ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery is stunned how County Clerk Pam Childers attacked ATU International Vice President Curtis Howard during the public forum of the county commission on Thursday, July 23….
County job vacancies may be a management problem
The daily newspaper posted early this morning an article comparing the job vacancies in Escambia County government to other counties: Escambia 18.5%, Santa Rosa 9%, Okaloosa 14.5% and Bay 7%. A recent…
Bus union prez wins another arbitration
ATU Union 1395 president Mike Lowery has moved one step closer to winning back his job for the county’s Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT). Last year, Lowery was fired by the county…
Dismal picture painted of ECAT work conditions
ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery painted a dismal picture of the work conditions inside Escambia County’s transit system and blamed the county administrator and HR for the conditions. During the BCC…
County loses arbitration in Union prez suspension
In February 2020, Escambia County gave bus driver Michael Lowery, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 1395, a one-day suspension for alleged insubordination when he took a day off to complete annual forms required…
Union chief says County leadership and staff not wearing face masks
Escambia County has invested $250K of its CARES Act funds in a marketing campaign to encourage residents to wear mask. However, Michael Lowery, president of ATU Local 1395, posted on Facebook on…
Fired union leader speaks out
From Mike Lowery, president of ATU Local 1395: As you reported on your blog. I was terminated at approximately 12:15 p.m. yesterday by Ed Spainhower, HR representative and Mass Transit Director Tonya…
Lowery disputes Gilley’s statement
Michael Lowery, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, has asked Escambia County Commission chairman Steve Barry for an investigation of COVID-19 employee safety and health concerns. Lowery represents employees with Escambia…
Workers protest county takeover of ECAT
PENSACOLA – On the eve of the Escambia Board of County Commissioners’ Oct. 3 meeting, Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) workers today will hold a press conference to criticize an agenda item…