Friends of Local 382

08/22/2026

Keep your participation trophy. I want a pension.

Working people aren’t asking for a handout.

We want good wages. Healthcare. Retirement security. Training. And the ability to build a better life for our families.

Those aren’t unreasonable demands.

They’re what generations of workers organized, negotiated and fought to achieve.

That’s why unions still matter. ✊

08/22/2026

Knock, Knock!

08/22/2026

https://www.goffmortuary.com/obituaries/marden-jensen?ttm_pid=212095566&ttm_affiliate=legacypro&ttm_affiliatetype=standard&ttm_campaign=legacy

View Marden Lane Jensen's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

08/22/2026

https://www.railway.supply/frontrunner-2x-is-argued-on-2034-and-costed-to-2050/

FrontRunner 2X will bring 15-minute peak service to Utah around 2030. The FTA’s $1.28 billion is part of a $3.2 billion programme forecast out to 2050.

08/22/2026

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2026/08/19/utah-public-transit-to-expand-ahead-of-increased-visitation/

Utah’s FrontRunner trains could soon see a major change, and the impacts would extend to Utah residents both on and off the tracks.

08/22/2026

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2026/08/21/tribune-editorial-utas-fare-hike/

“Raising transit fares, discouraging ridership, in a metropolis that already suffers from abominable air quality is exactly the wrong thing to do,” The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board writes.

08/22/2026

Utah's largest transit agency is expanding its microtransit service to more parts of Utah County.

The agency brought its microtransit service, essentially a blend between traditional bus and ride-share options, to other parts of the county last year. Its initial offering included 8.6 square miles between Provo and Orem, but its expansion adds 77.3 square miles across the state's fastest-growing county.

Read more: https://www.ksl.com/article/51609818
✍: Carter Williams, KSL
📸: UTA

08/20/2026

Congratulations to our Local 1208 JTRAN members on a strong contract to end their strike. This is what solidarity can achieve!

08/20/2026