Chief Concerns: From Union Contracts to Massive Service Cuts, New Transit Union Head Has Full Plate of Issues (Lauren Daley) from the Pittsburgh City Paper
"Riders just began dealing with a July 1 fare increase and are bracing for massive cuts to service, including eliminated routes, severe modification of paratransit and nearly 500 employee layoffs. Add to that ongoing negotiation of one recently expired union contract and the pending expiration of another, and you get pretty tough conditions to start a new job under. Palonis, who began as a bus operator in 1993, spoke to City Paper about the challenging road ahead."
"Riders just began dealing with a July 1 fare increase and are bracing for massive cuts to service, including eliminated routes, severe modification of paratransit and nearly 500 employee layoffs. Add to that ongoing negotiation of one recently expired union contract and the pending expiration of another, and you get pretty tough conditions to start a new job under. Palonis, who began as a bus operator in 1993, spoke to City Paper about the challenging road ahead."
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