TN: Raising Safety Concerns, Nashville Bus Drivers And Maintenance Staff Plan Rush-Hour Protest

Nashville’s city bus drivers and fleet mechanics are raising concerns about maintenance problems and workplace safety, and they are likely to stage a protest one day next week at the peak of rush hour.

Patrick Green, president of the local Amalgamated Transit Union 1235, said the members were issuing a vote of “no confidence” on Thursday regarding two top leaders of the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s maintenance department.

He says the department is understaffed by more than a dozen employees — and inadequately trained.

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