Metro’s biggest union, ATU Local 689, yesterday called General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s proposal for WMATA “bad for riders, bad for workers and bad for the region.” Instead of offering real proposals to improve the system and win riders back, the union said Wiedefeld has “pitted riders against workers in an attempt to balance the agency’s budget on the back of WMATA’s hardworking employees.” Wiedefeld’s proposal to outsource services “will make the system less safe, less reliable, more costly and demoralize the workforce in a race to the bottom,” said Local 689, which last month released proposals to “fix WMATA, fund it and make it fair for riders.” See below for a meeting next week on the campaign.
photo: Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin at Monday's ATU 689 farecard giveaway, where he endorsed Local 689's proposal to "Fix It, Fund It, Make It Fair." photo from ATU 689 Twitter
photo: Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin at Monday's ATU 689 farecard giveaway, where he endorsed Local 689's proposal to "Fix It, Fund It, Make It Fair." photo from ATU 689 Twitter