News Coverage: CTA headquarters

A CTA display informs "L" riders of impending service cuts.  Credit: Ben Meyerson

As the Chicago Transit Authority’s doomsday approaches and negotiations with its unions remain gridlocked, the agency has started notifying riders of impending service cuts.

“The days of preparing for the storm have passed — we are now in its midst,” CTA President Richard Rodriguez said at the agency’s monthly board meeting today. “We want customers to have information as early as possible so that they can plan their travels based on the new schedules.” Read more...

A Brown Line "L" train pulls into a station Credit: Alex Parker

Unions representing Chicago Transit Authority workers say they could consider a strike if the CTA breaks its contract by choosing which workers to layoff, rather than laying workers off by seniority.

Robert Kelly, president if the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308, which represents “L” workers, told the Current there have been internal talks of a strike.  Union members are expected to picket outside CTA headquarters Wednesday. Read more...