This special section provides background and updates on the strike by 2,300 members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 against Metro Transit. For more information, also check out the union's website, www.atu1005.com
Passengers, transit workers reflect on walkout
April 20, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? The welcome noise of Metro Transit?s diesel buses returned to the streets Monday, the first day of bus service since the announcement Friday evening that transit workers had voted to accept a contract offer.
Summary of new transit contract
April 20, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Here is a summary of the new contract between Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 and the Metropolitan Council.
Transit workers approve contract, end strike
April 16, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? By a three-to-one margin, transit workers have approved a new contract, ending the six-week strike that shut down the Twin Cities bus system. The settlement ?was the best we could do in this political climate,? said Ron Lloyd, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005.
Long-time transit workers worry about legacy
April 16, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Veteran transit workers who opposed the new contract say it will leave a poor legacy for the people who succeed them.
Voting continues on proposed transit contract
April 15, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 began voting Thursday night on a tentative contract offer that could end the Twin Cities bus strike.
Voting starts today on transit contract
April 15, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 will begin voting tonight on a tentative contract offer that could end the Twin Cities bus strike.
Snag means delay in transit contract vote
April 13, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Voting on a tentative agreement that would end the Twin Cities transit strike could be delayed because the union's Executive Board did not receive necessary information from management, the union said.
Smiles abound at transit union office; board meeting set later today
April 13, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Shortly after a news conference this morning announced a tentative settlement in the 41-day Twin Cities transit strike, smiles abounded at the offices of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005.
Settlement reached in transit strike
April 13, 2004
ST. PAUL ? The 41-day Metro Transit bus strike will likely come to an end under a tentative agreement reached early this morning, Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 confirmed the settlement will be brought before its membership.
Transit strike contributions near $100,000 mark
April 12, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Contributions to striking transit workers are reaching the $100,000 mark, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 announced. Meanwhile, talks between the union and the Metropolitan Council continued late Monday, with no word on whether progress was being made.
Transit talks resume today
April 12, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 and the Metropolitan Council resume negotiations today in an attempt to end the strike that has idled Twin Cities buses since March 4.
Transit workers say they aren?t backing down
April 12, 2004
ST. PAUL ? If Metro Transit paid attention to the training it gives its own drivers, it wouldn?t have forced 2,300 workers into a strike that is entering its sixth week, said Denny Johnson, of Woodbury.
Hundreds rally at Capitol for settlement
April 12, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Several hundred striking transit workers and community supporters filled the state Capitol steps Saturday, calling for successful negotiations Monday between Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 and the Metropolitan Council to end a strike that began March 4.
Solidarity rally with transit strikers Saturday at Capitol
April 8, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Striking members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 and their supporters will rally Saturday, April 10, at 2 p.m. on the steps of the state Capitol.
Governor meets for seven hours with transit union
April 8, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Governor Tim Pawlenty invited Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 President Ron Lloyd to his office Wednesday for negotiations that lasted for seven hours, but no resolution was reached, Lloyd said.
Minnesota House votes down transit privatization proposal
April 7, 2004
ST. PAUL ? The Minnesota House of Representatives today rejected a proposal that would have set in motion the privatization of Metro Transit. And while noting it was the 36th day of the Twin Cities transit strike, they voted down a measure to impose a settlement of the walkout.
University students say they want their buses back
April 6, 2004 MINNEAPOLIS ? University of Minnesota students say the Twin Cities bus strike is making it difficult for them to get to classes and to work -- and those attending a rally Tuesday lay the blame for the walkout on Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the Metropolitan Council.
Groups keep up pressure for fair settlement of transit strike
April 5, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Students, organized labor and other groups will keep up the pressure for a fair settlement of the transit strike with events including a phone campaign and a rally at the state Capitol.
Local unions open checkbooks for striking transit workers
April 2, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Local unions have contributed more than $84,000 to a fund to support striking transit workers, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 reported.
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Rybak, Mondale headline transit rally
March 31, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Striking transit workers and supporters rallied in downtown Minneapolis Tuesday at the Hennepin County Government Center plaza, calling for negotiations to resume to settle the 26-day strike which has idled Metro Transit buses. Union leaders, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, city council members, a county commissioner, state legislators and others addressed the crowd of several hundred people.
Solidarity picnic for transit strikers Sunday
March 31, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 members and supporters will hold a solidarity rally and picnic Sunday, April 4, at noon at the West Lake Calhoun Parkway picnic area.
Transit strike benefit, program and rally scheduled
March 24, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? As the Twin Cities transit strike enters its fourth week, several activities are scheduled, including a benefit to aid strikers, a rally and a program examining the history of such struggles.
SEIU members seek end to transit strike
March 23, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Health care workers represented by Service Employees International Union Local 113 are writing Gov. Tim Pawlenty, urging an end to the nearly three-week-old transit strike.
Blind transit users call for quick settlement of strike
March 22, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Several people carrying white canes instead of picket signs were part of a crowd gathered outside the Bureau of Mediation Services, where negotiations resumed Monday between striking Metro Transit workers and the Metropolitan Council.
Rallies planned as transit union, Met Council meet with mediator
March 20, 2004
ST. PAUL ? As the transit union and Metropolitan Council meet with a mediator Monday for the first time since the bus strike began, transit supporters plan to keep up the heat for a quick, fair settlement.
Transit union knocks at governor's door, but nobody home
March 18, 2004
ST. PAUL ? While hundreds of people rallied on the Capitol steps Thursday, leaders of striking transit workers attempted to meet with Gov. Tim Pawlenty, but were told he was not available.
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$15,000 raised for strike fund, food shelf
March 17, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? In a show of solidarity with striking transit workers, union locals and individual union members have donated more than $15,000 to Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005's strike fund and to a union food shelf.
Transit workers receive first strike pay
March 17, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Beginning at 9:00 a.m. this morning, striking transit workers stood in line outside the Union Bank in Minneapolis to receive their first strike pay: $50 in cash from the strike fund of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005.
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Nonprofit group opposes grants for transit services
March 16, 2004
ST. PAUL ? The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, which represents 1,300 organizations, has sent a letter to its members urging them not to participate in a program to provide alternative transit services during the bus strike which began March 4.
Transit workers to take strike to Pawlenty?s doorstep
March 12, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, on strike against Metro Transit, will take their struggle to Gov. Tim Pawlenty?s doorstep with a rally Thursday, March 18, at the state Capitol.
Transit, clerical workers find common cause
March 12, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? When 1,900 clerical workers went on strike last fall against the University of Minnesota, some of their best supporters were Metro Transit bus drivers. On Friday, clerical workers showed their appreciation with a large solidarity rally for 2,300 striking transit workers.
Food bank formed for strikers
March 12, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? The labor community has opened a food bank to give support to striking transit workers.
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The transit workers union is maintaining eight 24-hour picket locations during the Metro Transit bus strike. At 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, three members of Amalgamated Transit Union 1005 kept watch sitting next to a burn barrel at a Metro Transit building maintenance facility at N. 7th St. and Oak Lake Ave. in Minneapolis: Left to right: Marcus Hagen, a mechanic for seven years and driver for eight years: Steve Dick, a mechanic for five years; Mike West, a driver for two years. "We're staying warm," Dick said, joking that "next time I'm thinking of bringing the satellite dish." Minneapolis Labor Review photo |
U rally to support striking transit workers
March 9, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? University of Minnesota employees and others will rally Friday, March 12, to show support for striking Metro Transit workers.
Transit strikers keep up heat on Pawlenty
March 8, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Striking transit workers say their walkout is the direct result of Gov. Tim Pawlenty?s policies and they are urging supporters to phone the governor.
Senior transit employees determined to take a stand
March 4, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Longtime transit employees say their strike is all about the past ? and the future. Over many years of bargaining, they made concessions to get the health care benefits that are now under attack, they say. And they believe the future for new transit workers is dim if the union doesn?t take a stand.
Striking transit workers rally
March 4, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Several hundred striking transit workers rallied in front of Metro Transit?s offices just west of downtown Minneapolis Thursday, the first day of a strike that shut down the Twin Cities bus system.
Rally to support ATU strikers Thursday
March 3, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Leaders of Minnesota's labor movement will join striking bus drivers, mechanics and support staff at a rally Thursday, March 4, at 2 p.m. outside the Heywood Garage, 560 6th Ave. N., Minneapolis.
Transit strike to begin at 2 a.m. Thursday
March 2, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Bus drivers, mechanics and other members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 will strike at 2 a.m. Thursday, paralyzing the Twin Cities transit system that serves hundreds of thousands of riders.
Talks held in last-ditch effort to avert transit strike
March 1, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Representatives of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 and the Metropolitan Council met in talks all day Monday with the help of a state mediator, but no information was available on whether progress was made.
Transit workers go to last-chance mediation Monday
February 26, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Last-ditch mediation to head off a Twin Cities transit strike is scheduled for Monday morning with the state Bureau of Mediation Services. If those talks fail, leadership of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 will meet Tuesday to set a strike date, says local president Ron Lloyd.
Metro Transit workers prepare for strike
February 16, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 are preparing for a strike in the wake of an overwhelming vote to reject Metro Transit?s latest contract offer.
Metro Transit workers voting on contract
February 15, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 will continue voting Monday on a ?restructured final offer? from Metro Transit, which operates the public bus system. If the offer is turned down, the Executive Board will have the authority to set a strike date.
Transit contract to go to arbitration
January 4, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? After overwhelmingly voting to reject a contract offer, Metro Transit drivers requested and management agreed to go to binding arbitration, preventing a possible strike.
Transit Workers reject contract offer
December 30, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer from the Metropolitan Council, setting the stage for a possible strike. However, the vote does not mean a walkout is imminent, union officers said.
Metro Transit drivers to vote on contract offer Dec. 28
December 16, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS ? Bus drivers and other union workers at Metro Transit will vote Dec. 28 on a contract proposal that The Metropolitan Council is calling its ?last and final offer.?
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This special section provides background and updates on the strike by 2,300 members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 against Metro Transit. For more information, also check out the union’s website, www.atu1005.com
Passengers, transit workers reflect on walkout
April 20, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? The welcome noise of Metro Transit?s diesel buses returned to the streets Monday, the first day of bus service since the announcement Friday evening that transit workers had voted to accept a contract offer.
Summary of new transit contract
April 20, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Here is a summary of the new contract between Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 and the Metropolitan Council.
Transit workers approve contract, end strike
April 16, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? By a three-to-one margin, transit workers have approved a new contract, ending the six-week strike that shut down the Twin Cities bus system. The settlement ?was the best we could do in this political climate,? said Ron Lloyd, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005.
Long-time transit workers worry about legacy
April 16, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Veteran transit workers who opposed the new contract say it will leave a poor legacy for the people who succeed them.
Voting continues on proposed transit contract
April 15, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 began voting Thursday night on a tentative contract offer that could end the Twin Cities bus strike.
Voting starts today on transit contract
April 15, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 will begin voting tonight on a tentative contract offer that could end the Twin Cities bus strike.
Snag means delay in transit contract vote
April 13, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Voting on a tentative agreement that would end the Twin Cities transit strike could be delayed because the union’s Executive Board did not receive necessary information from management, the union said.
Smiles abound at transit union office; board meeting set later today
April 13, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Shortly after a news conference this morning announced a tentative settlement in the 41-day Twin Cities transit strike, smiles abounded at the offices of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005.
Settlement reached in transit strike
April 13, 2004
ST. PAUL ? The 41-day Metro Transit bus strike will likely come to an end under a tentative agreement reached early this morning, Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 confirmed the settlement will be brought before its membership.
Transit strike contributions near $100,000 mark
April 12, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Contributions to striking transit workers are reaching the $100,000 mark, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 announced. Meanwhile, talks between the union and the Metropolitan Council continued late Monday, with no word on whether progress was being made.
Transit talks resume today
April 12, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 and the Metropolitan Council resume negotiations today in an attempt to end the strike that has idled Twin Cities buses since March 4.
Transit workers say they aren?t backing down
April 12, 2004
ST. PAUL ? If Metro Transit paid attention to the training it gives its own drivers, it wouldn?t have forced 2,300 workers into a strike that is entering its sixth week, said Denny Johnson, of Woodbury.
Hundreds rally at Capitol for settlement
April 12, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Several hundred striking transit workers and community supporters filled the state Capitol steps Saturday, calling for successful negotiations Monday between Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 and the Metropolitan Council to end a strike that began March 4.
Solidarity rally with transit strikers Saturday at Capitol
April 8, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Striking members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 and their supporters will rally Saturday, April 10, at 2 p.m. on the steps of the state Capitol.
Governor meets for seven hours with transit union
April 8, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Governor Tim Pawlenty invited Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 President Ron Lloyd to his office Wednesday for negotiations that lasted for seven hours, but no resolution was reached, Lloyd said.
Minnesota House votes down transit privatization proposal
April 7, 2004
ST. PAUL ? The Minnesota House of Representatives today rejected a proposal that would have set in motion the privatization of Metro Transit. And while noting it was the 36th day of the Twin Cities transit strike, they voted down a measure to impose a settlement of the walkout.
University students say they want their buses back
April 6, 2004 MINNEAPOLIS ? University of Minnesota students say the Twin Cities bus strike is making it difficult for them to get to classes and to work — and those attending a rally Tuesday lay the blame for the walkout on Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the Metropolitan Council.
Groups keep up pressure for fair settlement of transit strike
April 5, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Students, organized labor and other groups will keep up the pressure for a fair settlement of the transit strike with events including a phone campaign and a rally at the state Capitol.
Local unions open checkbooks for striking transit workers
April 2, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Local unions have contributed more than $84,000 to a fund to support striking transit workers, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 reported.
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Rybak, Mondale headline transit rally
March 31, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Striking transit workers and supporters rallied in downtown Minneapolis Tuesday at the Hennepin County Government Center plaza, calling for negotiations to resume to settle the 26-day strike which has idled Metro Transit buses. Union leaders, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, city council members, a county commissioner, state legislators and others addressed the crowd of several hundred people.
Solidarity picnic for transit strikers Sunday
March 31, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 members and supporters will hold a solidarity rally and picnic Sunday, April 4, at noon at the West Lake Calhoun Parkway picnic area.
Transit strike benefit, program and rally scheduled
March 24, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? As the Twin Cities transit strike enters its fourth week, several activities are scheduled, including a benefit to aid strikers, a rally and a program examining the history of such struggles.
SEIU members seek end to transit strike
March 23, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Health care workers represented by Service Employees International Union Local 113 are writing Gov. Tim Pawlenty, urging an end to the nearly three-week-old transit strike.
Blind transit users call for quick settlement of strike
March 22, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Several people carrying white canes instead of picket signs were part of a crowd gathered outside the Bureau of Mediation Services, where negotiations resumed Monday between striking Metro Transit workers and the Metropolitan Council.
Rallies planned as transit union, Met Council meet with mediator
March 20, 2004
ST. PAUL ? As the transit union and Metropolitan Council meet with a mediator Monday for the first time since the bus strike began, transit supporters plan to keep up the heat for a quick, fair settlement.
Transit union knocks at governor’s door, but nobody home
March 18, 2004
ST. PAUL ? While hundreds of people rallied on the Capitol steps Thursday, leaders of striking transit workers attempted to meet with Gov. Tim Pawlenty, but were told he was not available.
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$15,000 raised for strike fund, food shelf
March 17, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? In a show of solidarity with striking transit workers, union locals and individual union members have donated more than $15,000 to Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005’s strike fund and to a union food shelf.
Transit workers receive first strike pay
March 17, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Beginning at 9:00 a.m. this morning, striking transit workers stood in line outside the Union Bank in Minneapolis to receive their first strike pay: $50 in cash from the strike fund of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005.
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Nonprofit group opposes grants for transit services
March 16, 2004
ST. PAUL ? The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, which represents 1,300 organizations, has sent a letter to its members urging them not to participate in a program to provide alternative transit services during the bus strike which began March 4.
Transit workers to take strike to Pawlenty?s doorstep
March 12, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, on strike against Metro Transit, will take their struggle to Gov. Tim Pawlenty?s doorstep with a rally Thursday, March 18, at the state Capitol.
Transit, clerical workers find common cause
March 12, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? When 1,900 clerical workers went on strike last fall against the University of Minnesota, some of their best supporters were Metro Transit bus drivers. On Friday, clerical workers showed their appreciation with a large solidarity rally for 2,300 striking transit workers.
Food bank formed for strikers
March 12, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? The labor community has opened a food bank to give support to striking transit workers.
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The transit workers union is maintaining eight 24-hour picket locations during the Metro Transit bus strike. At 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, three members of Amalgamated Transit Union 1005 kept watch sitting next to a burn barrel at a Metro Transit building maintenance facility at N. 7th St. and Oak Lake Ave. in Minneapolis: Left to right: Marcus Hagen, a mechanic for seven years and driver for eight years: Steve Dick, a mechanic for five years; Mike West, a driver for two years. “We’re staying warm,” Dick said, joking that “next time I’m thinking of bringing the satellite dish.” Minneapolis Labor Review photo |
U rally to support striking transit workers
March 9, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? University of Minnesota employees and others will rally Friday, March 12, to show support for striking Metro Transit workers.
Transit strikers keep up heat on Pawlenty
March 8, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Striking transit workers say their walkout is the direct result of Gov. Tim Pawlenty?s policies and they are urging supporters to phone the governor.
Senior transit employees determined to take a stand
March 4, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Longtime transit employees say their strike is all about the past ? and the future. Over many years of bargaining, they made concessions to get the health care benefits that are now under attack, they say. And they believe the future for new transit workers is dim if the union doesn?t take a stand.
Striking transit workers rally
March 4, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Several hundred striking transit workers rallied in front of Metro Transit?s offices just west of downtown Minneapolis Thursday, the first day of a strike that shut down the Twin Cities bus system.
Rally to support ATU strikers Thursday
March 3, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Leaders of Minnesota’s labor movement will join striking bus drivers, mechanics and support staff at a rally Thursday, March 4, at 2 p.m. outside the Heywood Garage, 560 6th Ave. N., Minneapolis.
Transit strike to begin at 2 a.m. Thursday
March 2, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Bus drivers, mechanics and other members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 will strike at 2 a.m. Thursday, paralyzing the Twin Cities transit system that serves hundreds of thousands of riders.
Talks held in last-ditch effort to avert transit strike
March 1, 2004
ST. PAUL ? Representatives of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 and the Metropolitan Council met in talks all day Monday with the help of a state mediator, but no information was available on whether progress was made.
Transit workers go to last-chance mediation Monday
February 26, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Last-ditch mediation to head off a Twin Cities transit strike is scheduled for Monday morning with the state Bureau of Mediation Services. If those talks fail, leadership of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 will meet Tuesday to set a strike date, says local president Ron Lloyd.
Metro Transit workers prepare for strike
February 16, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 are preparing for a strike in the wake of an overwhelming vote to reject Metro Transit?s latest contract offer.
Metro Transit workers voting on contract
February 15, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 will continue voting Monday on a ?restructured final offer? from Metro Transit, which operates the public bus system. If the offer is turned down, the Executive Board will have the authority to set a strike date.
Transit contract to go to arbitration
January 4, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS ? After overwhelmingly voting to reject a contract offer, Metro Transit drivers requested and management agreed to go to binding arbitration, preventing a possible strike.
Transit Workers reject contract offer
December 30, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS ? Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer from the Metropolitan Council, setting the stage for a possible strike. However, the vote does not mean a walkout is imminent, union officers said.
Metro Transit drivers to vote on contract offer Dec. 28
December 16, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS ? Bus drivers and other union workers at Metro Transit will vote Dec. 28 on a contract proposal that The Metropolitan Council is calling its ?last and final offer.?