A group of the CTA’s smaller unions has reached a deal to save 38 employees’ jobs from budget cuts, but it won’t have any impact on the service cuts that took effect Sunday.
CTA President Richard Rodriguez announced the deal with the Craft Union Coalition at a press conference Monday, but neglected to elaborate on the terms of the agreement because it had not been approved by the unions’ membership yet.
The jobs saved represent a group of smaller unions doing non-operational work for the CTA, such as carpentry and general maintenance. Their layoffs have been rescinded until the coalition’s member unions can vote to approve the concessions.
The 38 jobs bring the total number of layoffs down from 1,057 to 1,019. Since a deal was reached Sunday — before the start of the standard work week — CTA spokeswoman Noelle Gaffney said she didn’t think any of the members missed a day of work.
Those workers will come in handy during Tuesday’s forecast snowstorm, as Gaffney said several of the workers will focus on snow removal.
The CTA’s two largest unions, Amalgamated Transit Union locals 241 and 308, will meet with their membership this week to access similar concessions.
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