Metro workers object to Wiedefeld contract and raise

​Transit workers refused to speak at yesterday's WMATA Board meeting after the board decided to extend General Manager Paul Wiedefeld's contract and award him a raise with virtually no public notice. ATU Local 689 called the move "a slap in the face" for Metro riders and workers frustrated with delays and safety issues. The union attended the meeting but said it would not participate in the public comment portion because, they said, "the WMATA Board does not listen to its riders or its workers."