CO: RTD and Union Reach New Contract Agreement, Including Largest Pay Raises for Operators in 48-year History

Bus drivers and train engineers will receive an 8 percent increase in the first year of a new contract and 3 percent in following years of a three-year deal, the largest increase for RTD operators in the 48-year history of the company.

The new contract raises the starting hourly wage for operators from $17.59 to $19.40, according to a news release. The pay increases — 8 percent the first year, followed by 3 percent in each of the following years — are the largest RTD’s operators have ever received.

The new collective bargaining agreement, which began March 1 and extends through Feb. 28, 2021, covers 1,975 RTD employees represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001. 

Read the complete article at https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/27/rtd-union-pay-raises/