Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

As the CTA service cuts get a trial by fire during the first weekday commute, at least one worker is trying to make things worse, officials say.

A CTA union member this morning showed up to a garage where bus drivers were coming to work and started handing out flyers imploring workers to call in....Read More

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The long-threatened CTA service cuts took effect early this morning, despite last-minute efforts to strike a deal with the agency's unions.

Though negotiations continue to restore service perhaps as soon as late next week, riding almost any CTA bus or train today will take considerably longer......Read More

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Labor unions at the CTA lost a challenge to the transit agency's plans to lay off more than 1,100 employees starting Sunday as part of major service cuts to reduce a budget deficit.

An arbitrator's ruling today against the unions means that the cuts -- an 18 percent reduction in bus service and 9...Read More

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Layoff notices are going out this week to Chicago Transit Authority workers. The CTA board approved the plan to help close a $300 million budget shortfall.

CTA officials conducted their monthly board meeting today while railcar union workers protested outside. Union employees want to stop the tra...Read More

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The CTA has sent out just under 2,000 notices to bus drivers and other unionized employees that their jobs will be eliminated in the next two months.

The layoffs are part of a plan to close a massive $300 million budget hole. The proposal also includes raising El rides fares to $3 from $2.25 for ...Read More

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