ATU Local 1181-1061

What ATU Local 1181-1061 does

ATU Local 1181-1061 is the legal entity "Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181-1061, AFL-CIO," a non-profit local chapter of the international Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and affiliated with the AFL-CIO labor federation. The organization is headquartered at 20 North Central Avenue, 2nd floor, Valley Stream, NY 11580, and operates a second office at 470 Sunrise Highway, West Babylon, NY 11704; it is governance-owned by its elected members rather than by shareholders or investors.

The local represents transit and transportation workers, primarily NYC Department of Education school bus drivers, matrons, and attendants, along with paratransit workers at carriers such as MV/MV Para and Reliant. Its service portfolio consists of collective bargaining and grievance representation, a NY Pension Fund, a NY Welfare Fund covering dental, medical, optical, and disability benefits, the Transit CR Union credit union, the ATU COPE political action program, and a NY DOE calendar resource. Member communications are delivered through the atu1181.org website, Facebook, and newsletters.

The business model is a membership-dues-funded non-profit, with revenue and dues structures not publicly disclosed. Membership is governed by elected officers led by President/Business Agent Michael Cordiello. The local operates under the ATU International umbrella, participated in a U.S. District Court (E.D.N.Y.) matter decided by Judge Garaufis in May 2018, and continues to publish member-facing updates through April 2026, including a Mount Sinai Contract Update indicating expansion of bargaining scope.

Name

ATU Local 1181-1061

Legal name

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181-1061, AFL-CIO

Website

https://atu1181.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ATU Local 1181-1061 is an AFL-CIO labor union local representing primarily NYC Department of Education school bus drivers, matrons, and attendants, delivering collective bargaining, pension and welfare benefits, credit union services, and political advocacy from offices in Valley Stream and West Babylon, NY.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ozone Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ATU Local 1181-1061 is a labor union local that provides collective bargaining representation, grievance handling, and workplace advocacy for transit workers, primarily NYC Department of Education school bus drivers, matrons, attendants, and paratransit employees. It administers member benefit funds including a New York Pension Fund and a New York Welfare Fund covering dental, medical, optical, and disability benefits, and offers member access to a credit union (Transit CR Union) for loans and financial services.

Product overview

ATU Local 1181-1061 is a labor union offering a portfolio of member services rather than a technology product. The organization provides union representation for transit workers, manages a Pension Fund and Welfare Fund (covering Dental, Medical, Optical, and Disability benefits), operates a Credit Union for member loans, coordinates ATU COPE political advocacy, and provides a NY DOE Calendar resource. These services are accessed through the union office locations in Valley Stream, NY and West Babylon, NY.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Representation Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) InternationalcoreOthersATU Local 1181-1061 is a local chapter of the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO. The local operates under the ATU International umbrella and participates in union activities including the ATU COPE political program.
• AFL-CIOcoreOthersThe union is affiliated with the AFL-CIO labor federation. The local participates in AFL-CIO endorsed political activities and shares resources for worker advocacy.
• New York State Pension FundcoreOthersUnion administers NY Pension Fund for members including SPD & SMM (Summary Plan Description & Summary of Material Modifications), forms, and annual notifications
• NY Welfare FundcoreOthersUnion administers NY Welfare Fund providing dental, medical, optical, and disability benefits to members
• Transit CR Union Credit UnionminorOthersCredit union services available to union members including loans and financial services

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• National Education Association (NEA): The largest U.S. labor union, focused on educators and school-adjacent public employees. Tangentially related through the NYC public education ecosystem, where ATU Local 1181-1061's school bus members and NEA's teacher members serve the same school population.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT): Represents public-sector employees including educators and healthcare workers. Overlaps with ATU Local 1181-1061 in serving workers connected to the NYC public education ecosystem (school bus drivers serving schools) and increasingly in healthcare as the local expands into Mount Sinai representation.

Direct peers

• Transport Workers Union of America (TWU): A competing transit union that also represents transit workers across NYC, including subway, bus, and railroad employees. Directly comparable membership base (transit operators, mechanics, transit support staff) and bargaining relationships with NYC-area transportation authorities.
• ATU Local 100: Sibling ATU local in New York City representing MTA transit workers. Comparable in structure (collective bargaining, pension/welfare administration, political advocacy) and geography, but serves a different transit vertical (mass transit rather than school bus and paratransit).
• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International: Parent international union that ATU Local 1181-1061 operates under. Represents the same transit worker membership category (school bus, paratransit, public transit) across the U.S. and Canada, making it the most direct structural peer for organizing, bargaining, and benefit administration comparisons.

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: Parent labor federation that ATU Local 1181-1061 is affiliated with. Provides the broader political, organizing, and policy infrastructure under which the local operates, but is a federation of many unions rather than a direct bargaining counterpart.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): Major U.S. labor union with significant healthcare and public service representation. Comparable in scale, political advocacy, and benefit-administration functions, and now directly relevant given ATU Local 1181-1061's Mount Sinai representation expansion into healthcare.
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters: One of the largest U.S. labor unions, representing workers across transportation, logistics, and other industries. Comparable in scale, structure, and political advocacy footprint, but operates as a much broader multi-industry union rather than a transit-focused local.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ATU-Local-1181-1061-135429236867423
• Xx.com/atu1181

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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Funding rounds

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