FL: RTS Heads into Busy Season Short on Bus Drivers

Aug. 25, 2014
Bus drivers are volunteering to work overtime to fill 13 open routes the Gainesville Regional Transit System has not filled, a situation the local union president said reflects larger problems in the agency.

Bus drivers are volunteering to work overtime to fill 13 open routes the Gainesville Regional Transit System has not filled, a situation the local union president said reflects larger problems in the agency.

Mary Frances Folz-Donahue, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1579, said having so many open assignments means more stress on the workforce and a lack of consistency for passengers on certain routes ...

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