Pittsburgh transit union approves new contract with pay raises

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 00:02 · Archive

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85, representing 2,300 Pittsburgh Regional Transit workers, has voted to approve a new contract with a 15% pay increase over four years.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85, which represents approximately 2,300 Pittsburgh Regional Transit workers, has voted to approve a new contract providing a 15% pay increase over the next four years. The contract also includes changes to healthcare coverage and gives senior staff greater agency over their assigned routes. The union voted 'overwhelmingly' in favour of the agreement at a meeting on Sunday.

The PRT board will discuss the contract during its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. The meeting will be held at the Neal H. Holmes Board Room of the Heinz 57 Building, 345 Sixth Avenue, 5th floor, and those interested can attend in person or online.

ATU Local 85 said in a statement: 'It's time to move forward together and enforce what we fought for.' The union previously agreed to a contract with PRT in autumn 2022 that established 12.75% wage increases over four years. The two sides have occasionally clashed over financial matters, including months of contentious negotiations in 2012 when PRT sought to reduce service and lay off hundreds of workers to address a budget deficit exceeding $60 million.

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PRT union approves new contract with pay raisesThe largest union representing Pittsburgh Regional Transit workers has advanced a new contract calling for larger pay raises ahead of the agency’s upcoming board meeting.TribLIVE · 20 Oct, 22:12
Union workers approve new contract with Pittsburgh Regional TransitPittsburgh Post-Gazette · 19 Oct, 09:00

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