Phoenix bus and airport shuttle drivers may strike during the Super Bowl, an official with the union representing them said.
Michael Cornelius, lead negotiator for Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433, said in an email Friday that Phoenix should anticipate a strike if workers and service companies don't agree on a contract. The last contract expired at the end of June.
The union represents more than 300 employees that staff Phoenix buses and rental car shuttles around Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The city contracts with First Transit for drivers for Phoenix-area bus routes that serve thousands of riders. The union overwhelmingly rejected a contract offer from First Transit on Dec. 30, the Arizona Republic reports...
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