Tuesday, August 21, 2012
A 35-percent transit service cut that would have impacted local bus riders has been postponed for a year.
Bus riders in the Forest Hills-Regent Square area can continue to utilize local Port Authority routes for another year. On Tuesday, the Port Authority's board of directors agreed to postpone a 35-percent transit service reduction and layoffs for one year. The cuts were expected to take effect Sept. 2. The board also ratified a four-year contract with the Local 85 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which calls for two years of wage freezes and increases of workers' contributions to the pension fund. The union commitment provides $60 million in savings to the Port Authority over four years, or an average $15 million a year. The four-year deal will expire on June 30, 2016. The contract includes: Port Authority management also has stepped up by…
Monday, August 20, 2012
Local 85 of the Amalgamated Transit Union ratified a four-year contract with a wage freeze in an effort to prevent layoffs and service cuts—including some in the Forest Hills-Regent Square area.
Tentative transit service cuts and layoffs could be prevented due to the union's agreement to a new four-year contract with a wage freeze and other concessions. According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Local 85 of the Amalgamated Transit Union voted in favor of the contract—retroactive to July 1, it calls for two years of wage freezes and increases of workers' contributions to the pension fund—in two voting sessions at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Sunday. For contract details, click here. The agreement now will be considered for approval by the Port Authority Board on Tuesday. A special meeting has been scheduled for 10 a.m. in the Neal H. Holmes Board Room, 345 Sixth Ave., Fifth Floor, in downtown Pittsburgh. “…
Thursday, August 9, 2012
A tentative contract agreement that could prevent Port Authority service cuts has been reached.
The Port Authority, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85 and Allegheny County have reached a tentative contract agreement. If approved, the agreement is the first step in preventing the 35 percent service cuts, resulting in layoffs and closing of the Collier Garage and various park and ride lots around the area. The cuts were scheduled to take effect in September. That agreement will be considered by the Local 85 membership on Aug. 19 and the Port Authority Board, which will meet in the days following the union vote. Details will be made public at that time. Continue to follow Patch as details become available.
TwoFists
12:55 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
Heck, I'd agree to a two year pay freeze too if I was guaranteed 4 raises over the following 20 months .... From the PG article: "The contract, retroactive to July 1, calls for two years of wage freezes followed by raises of 2.25 percent on July 1, 2014; 2.25 percent on April 1, 2015; 2 percent on July 1, 2015; and 2.25 percent on Feb. 1, 2016" more ›