BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - The Chittenden County Transportation Authority and the bus drivers’ union plan to attend mediated meetings this weekend to try to end a strike that is now in its sixth day.
CCTA says it received a written proposal from the union representing about 70 bus drivers Thursday morning.
Matt McGrath of the Vermont Workers’ Center tells the Burlington Free Press (https://bfpne.ws/1iNxefC ) that mediators will meet with negotiators at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at an undisclosed location. He says mediators have asked the two sides not to talk to the media.
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The drivers went on strike Monday after rejecting a proposed contract and a call by the company for binding arbitration.
The union says the most important issues separating the two sides are working conditions and discipline.
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Information from: The Burlington Free Press, https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com
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