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 Their layoffs have been rescinded until the coalition’s member unions can vote to approve the concessions. Read more...
