Las Vegas bus drivers and mechanics won’t provoke a strike, as members of Transit Union have reached a tentative new contract. Representing roughly 1,200 staff, the union’s spokesperson introduced the deal by way of electronic mail on Saturday morning. The subsequent process includes 1637 members voting on ratifying the contract, as outlined within the electronic mail.
All through the negotiation interval, the union had been working beneath a brief settlement, which has now been succeeded by the tentative new contract. “We’re very happy with the result and are excited to current the ultimate supply to our membership,” mentioned Terry Richards, Union president.
Had Las Vegas bus drivers walked off of their jobs, about 150,000 metropolis residents would have been pressured to search out new transportation. The added stress on taxis, journey share providers, and even the Monorail would have been extreme. Complicating the problem much more was the timing of the prop0sed strike simply earlier than the Tremendous Bowl.
An electronic mail went out over the weekend, stating that particulars of the brand new contract are usually not being shared in order that the union can overview them previous to a ratification vote. That electronic mail additionally said that “The consensus got here on February 2nd and each events are mutually happy with the tentative settlement.”
About 600 of the unionized Las Vegas bus drivers voted to reject the latest supply final month. Their chief complaints centered round wages and driver security, as quite a lot of incidents have occurred on metropolis buses over the previous a number of years, together with assaults and even a homicide.
