On Friday the Lane Transit District (LTD) announced that they've reached a tentative labor agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 (ATU).
The tentative four-year agreement would include an increase in wages, clarify work schedules, and add holidays for the unions non-supervisory and non-administrative members of Operations, Fleet, Materials Management and Customer Service Departments.
LTD's Chief Executive Officer, Jameson Auten says, "This four-year agreement reflects the dedication LTD’s frontline employees continue to demonstrate every day to ensure our communities are served. I appreciate the hard work and patience that both negotiating teams invested to secure an agreement that reflects the District’s mission and values and rewards our coworkers that were our frontlines during the pandemic and beyond ”
Highlights of the agreement include:
- 22% pay increase over the next four years
- $450 bonus for each operator who performs EmX work between November 1 and October 31
- Add Juneteenth and Martin Luther King, Jr. days as observed holidays
- Clarification concerning work assignments and schedules based on workforce levels and service requirements
- Improves work-life balance by ensuring every employee receives their regularly scheduled days off
Before the contract is final, the tentative contract will be presented to the represented members for ratification. If ratified, LTD’s Board of Directors will vote on the contract at an upcoming board meeting.
LTD says, when approved, the contract would be in effect from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026.