Lesson+1+Introduction

Marta and The Amalgamated Transit Union(ATU) Local 732 are corporate partners. Marta is the principal rapid-transit​ system in the Atlanta Metopolitian area and the ninth-largest in the United States. Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting of 48 miles (77 km) of rail track with 38 train stations. The ATU Local 732 is the union governing body for Marta. The Amalgamated Transit Union(ATU) Local 732 represents the 3000 union MARTA employees.

They are called corporate partners because they are both reliant on each other to help the company run smooth without complications and/or errors. The ATU Local 732 represents all the occupational employees of Marta a.k.a. represented employees, while the other employees for Marta are the non-represented which mostly consist of the management.

The Union have a process called Grievance that is documented and completely detailed in the union handbook. This process is filed with the union officers by the union stewards for the occupational person that has a grievance against management. Management is allowed an allotted period of time to respond to the grievance. Once management has ackonwledged the grienvance then there is a meeting set up between the management and the union. The project that our group is working is helping to make this process more efficient and proficient by making the whole process electronic. The article below has examples of some the ramifications of the process nothing being as smooth as it should be.

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