The formation of a Black Brotherhood and sisterhood caucus was mainly dedicated
to the empowerment of the black working man and woman within the ATU, to assure
we have a voice within our ATU International Union so that our issues on the
local level and national levels would always be heard and addressed.
March 20, 2009, Retired International Vice President Bruce Foster, 85. ATU’s first African-American international officer, passed away on March 20, 2009. Foster was elected IVP in 1971, and was continually re-elected to the position until his retirement in 1986.