ATU Local 689 members at WMATA’s MetroAccess Hubbard Road Facility on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike, if necessary, to win a contract. Over 200 paratransit drivers, utility, dispatchers, maintenance workers, and road supervisors are employed by private contractor Transdev. Local 689’s collective bargaining agreement with Transdev expired on June 30th and “After weeks of negotiations it seems clear that Transdev is not serious about reaching a settlement,” the union said yesterday. “The same company that thanked our members for being essential workers now disrespects them at the bargaining table,” said ATU 689. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news on this developing story. photo: MetroAccess workers picketed the Hubbard Road Facility on June 16. Comments are closed.
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