Minneapolis bus drivers who have been victims of 72 felony assaults since 2010, have long sought to improve what they call unsafe working conditions.
After considering a strike during the week of the Super Bowl, members of Minneapolis's bus drivers union are now voting on a new contract. The Transit Workers Union leadership has recommended to its members that they approve the new contract, after seeking to improve issues related to bathroom breaks, safety and pay.
Along with a pay increase, the new deal will include the building of partitions on buses to protect drivers from thousands of assaults that take place every year. "Other transit systems across the country have also added partitions to protect drivers. They’ve been installed in New York City, Chicago and on many buses in Washington, D.C., among other cities," Eric Roper reports for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
FULL STORY: Bus drivers using Super Bowl to boost working conditions
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Toledo Bus Service Cut Amid Falling Ridership
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A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
New Jersey’s second-largest city bans standalone data centers
Jersey City will continue to allow co-location facilities, such as those meant for research institutions that store their own data.
Amtrak not solely to blame for New Jersey commuter rail's unreliability, report finds
A new study from the Garden State Initiative found that NJ Transit’s budget grew 20% across a 4 year period, but reliability declined significantly over the same period.
EPA erases limits on planet-warming pollution from power plants
Under Monday’s plan, power plants would still have some limits on how much mercury, arsenic and other contaminants they can emit.
Phoenix announces new on-demand transit service, more frequent RAPID buses
Both new services will launch in October, and are part of Phoenix's Project Effective Access Solutions for Easing Congestion.
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