MTA Approves 3-Year Pact With Bus, Train Operators
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board Monday approved a new three-year contract with bus and train operators, a day after the 4,200-member United Transportation Union’s rank and file ratified the package.
MTA officials said the agreement will save the agency at least $20 million over the next three years while protecting the jobs, wages and benefits of current drivers. It also provides for an 8% to 10% pay raise over the next three years.
The MTA hopes to save money through a lower wage tier for newly hired drivers, reduction in the agency’s contributions to union member health benefits and increased use of part-timers.
The contract enables the MTA to reduce the cost of operating certain less-used lines by hiring new union drivers at a lower hourly rate.
Negotiations continue with the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents 1,700 mechanics and maintenance workers, and the Transportation Communications Union, representing 600 clerks.
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