<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=47IlW8_1E6xOBsp00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=47IlW8_1E6xOBsp00" width="788" height="443" ><figcaption>Getty Images</figcaption></figure>Transit workers in Augusta voted to authorize a strike. They turned down MV Transportation's contract offer. Members of Transport Workers Union of America Local 527 cast their ballots July 19, approving the work stoppage after talks fell apart over wages and conditions.MV Transportation has operated public bus services for Augusta Transit since January under a three-year agreement. The company proposed a 28-cent bump to the current starting wage of $17.48 an hour.The union wants a starting rate of $21.70 per hour. They're pushing for 3% raises throughout the contract period. Workers are demanding guaranteed 40-hour weeks and better compensation for bus operators certified as behind-the-wheel trainers.TWU Local 527 President Benyoel T. Morgan slammed the company's counteroffer. MV's proposal "does not adequately address some of the issues that plagued Augusta Transit's system prior to the award of the contract to MV-Transit, such as training, employee retention, safety, bathroom breaks, hours, adequate staffing levels, scheduling of paratransit and extra board work, compensation and morale," Morgan said in a statement, per The Augusta Chronicle.The union called the 28-cent raise offer "paltry" given the scope of troubles plaguing the transit system. Worker representatives say the proposal ignores persistent problems, like retention and safety, that have damaged service quality.No date has been picked for when workers might walk off the job. The authorization vote hands union leaders the authority to call a strike if talks stay stuck.A work stoppage would halt public bus service in Augusta. Thousands of riders depend on the city's transit system for getting to work, appointments, and groceries each day.</div></body>

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Transit workers in Augusta voted to authorize a strike. They turned down MV Transportation's contract offer. Members of Transport Workers Union of America Local 527 cast their ballots July 19, approving the work stoppage after talks fell apart over wages and conditions. MV Transportation has operated public bus services for...

Augusta Transit Workers Authorize Strike Amid Stalled Contract Talks With MV Transportation

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Transit workers in Augusta voted to authorize a strike. They turned down MV Transportation's contract offer. Members of Transport Workers Union of America 

Augusta Transit Workers Authorize Strike Amid Stalled Contract Talks With MV Transportation

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