Arkansas
Union representing bus drivers holds rally on steps of Arkansas Capitol
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The union representing bus drivers are bringing their concerns to the public as they work to negotiate a new contract with Rock Region METRO.
Rock Region METRO and Local 704 of the Amalgamated Transit Union work up a new agreement every three years and have been negotiating this year’s contract since early June.
At a rally Saturday night on the steps of the State Capitol, the president of Local 704, Floydell Bibbs, said several routes have been interrupted because of a shortage of available drivers.
The union said one of the key issues they currently have with management involves wages, and how overtime is calculated.
“The only thing we’re asking for is a fair contract, we’re asking for fair wages, and we’re asking Rock Region METRO to come to the table and talk about wages, which they have not done,” Bibbs said.
KARK 4 News reached out to Rock Region Metro management Friday afternoon in advance of Saturday’s rally but have not heard back.
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Ella McCarthy
Ella McCarthy covers state politics and the state Supreme Court. Before joining the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, she covered Austin City Hall for the Austin American-Statesman, and before that, held a fellowship with ABC News in Washington, D.C., where she covered national politics. A graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, her work has been recognized by the Hearst Foundation, the Missouri Press Association and LION Publishers in the LION local journalism awards. She contributed to the Statesman’s coverage of a two-city shooting rampage that won a national Edward R. Murrow Award for breaking news coverage.
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