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11/10/08 Monday, This is what they got:- Higher bonus payment, but lower and slower scheduled raises. Cap on workers annual medical expenses and newer drivers will reach top salary faster. Members will vote on this deal tomorrow. Details will be released tomorrow.
11/9/08 Sun. Capmetro will be back to work Mon am as normal. Tentative agreement reached
11/7/08 Tentative agreement Friday night. Check the Cap Metro,website for the week-ends schedule.
11/7/08 Today's the big meeting day..
11/5/08 124 StarTran employees crossed the picket line and reported for work. This allowed Capital Metro to increase some services. Doubled usual wait time.
11/5/08 Impact news talks about StarTran routes.
11/5/08 Drivers and mechanics stayed home today. Ride for free today. Tuesday, they exchanged letters and no negotiations till Friday, thousands of commuters left in the lurch, skeleton service.
10/31/08 Austin TX, Public transportation, Cap Metro Workers Planning to Strike on Wednesday beginning 3:15 a.m. on November 5th. A plan in place if the strike does happen, which involves scaling back to 10 core routes. Those routes will mainly serve downtown Austin, and UT shuttles will not be affected..The Union hoped to start the strike sooner, but they did not want to make it difficult for voters to get to the polls Election Day, Nov. 4. Strike will not effect Univ. of Texas shuttle buses. Better make sure your boss knows!
Public transportation strike, Capital Metro web site offers reduced level of service for Nov 5th, busiest routes and major destinations. To make your wait a little palatable we all ride free..
The Amalgamated Transit Union site, nothing much except for International President Warren S. George is excited over the election.
10/28/08 AUSTIN, Texas, Union drivers and mechanics voted to reject a final contract offer from Capital Metro a strike could be imminent kxan.com
US, Austin Capital Metro drivers begin voting on final contract
10/23/2008 7:26 AM news8austin.com
8/12/08 US Austin, TX. Transit union that represents 825 bargaining Capital Metro drivers and mechanics is urging rejection of the proposal, citing higher out-of-pocket health care costs and a lack of pay increases during the first year of the contract. KXAN.com
What bargaining power? Slumped economy, falling gas prices. Unsympathetic public and a US election to distract commuters.
Amalgamated Transit Union 1091, no local website.
Cap Metro, see routes and service yourself. Call (512) 474-1200 for info.
Commuters in chaos, strike misery in Austin.
Cap Metro's second strike in two years. University of Texas shuttle routes are available to the public and all routes are expected to operate on schedule. Capital MetroAccess (formerly Special Transit Service) reduced service.
StarTran, a Texas non-profit corporation that provides bus transportation services for the City of Austin,
Local websites
Austin public transportation strike, Cap Metro Strike
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