COVID-19 cases rising during the third wave, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) in Canada is renewing its call to make transit works a priory for vaccines.On Thursday, the ATU held a news conference representing its members nationwide to bring awareness to safety issues transit workers are facing a year into the pandemic.Union president John Di Nino told reporters getting transit drivers vaccinated needs to be a top priority.“Our transit operators interact with hundreds of people a day.
If we really want to take the initiative to make this work then we have to get those shots into the arms of operators,” Di Nino said.“We are averaging eight to 10 per cent of our members being infected, primarily in this third wave and over the last number.