Most RT mechanics call in sick; two bus lines have delays
Looks like Sacramento RT mechanics are having a dispute. Who knew?
Nearly all of Sacramento Regional Transit’s crew of 40 mechanics called in sick this morning in an apparent job action related to their ongoing contract talks with the provider of light rail and bus service in Sacramento, RT officials said.
RT spokesman Ed Scofield said supervisors handled fueling and other early morning chores, and all light-rail trains and all but two bus lines operated normally. Scofield said a bus assigned to Route 1 in the Sunrise Mall area missed two runs, meaning riders waited 30 minutes, rather than 15, for their bus to arrive.
A bus assigned to Route 51 along Broadway missed one run, resulting in a maximum wait of 30 minutes, RT said.
Scofield said more mechanics, members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, could call in sick for later shifts today, but RT officials were preparing to have supervisors fill in.
[tags] Sacramento, RT, unions [/tags]
