Pink slip will go out today to Sacramento Regional Transit District employees. The layoff are just the first round of budget saving cuts that RT will make.

Alaine Masui with Regional Transit confirmed that several employees will be getting layoff notices some time Friday. Up to 300 RT employees will the cut by summertime, but it was unclear how many would be cut in this first round.

The layoffs would not impact bus or train route operations, Masui said.

Friday’s layoffs were the first of three waves of layoffs for RT, Masui said. More layoffs were anticipated around June when RT has to implement service cuts put in place due to budget restraints. At that point, employees affected will be drivers, operators, mechanics and supervisors.

The layoffs will be the first in about 25 years at RT.