The deal was ratified on August 15 after both parties reaching a tentative agreement in June. Negotiations started in May 2022.
, finalized a new three-year labor contract that increases wages by approximately 17% over the life of the contract.
The contract also shortens the pay step progression and vacation accrual time for part-time transit operators, with those policies now aligning with what full-time employees earn. The King County Council’s Transit Committee met earlier this year to come up with solutions to keep the public transportation service viable despite the department’s staffing issues. According to the committee, service reductions would ensure that King County Metro Transit’s schedule would not exceed its operational capacity.
“These are opportunities that current transit workers deserve,” Ken Price, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587, wrote in a prepared statement. “And they will help us bring more workers into the workforce to meet the needs of our county.”
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