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8/11/2023
The Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners has approved two new labor contracts with Metro Transit-St. Louis operators, maintenance and clerical workers represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 788.
The three-year contracts are the result of more than a year of negotiations between the two parties and call for a base pay increase, a $7,000 signing bonus and other new benefits, Bi-State officials said in a press release.
"We are all ready to move forward so we can focus on better serving our community with a renewed sense of pride and purpose," said Taulby Roach, president and CEO of Bi-State Development, which operates Metro Transit-St. Louis, including the MetroLink rail system, for the region.
Approved by ATU members on Aug. 7, the agreements call for pay increases of 3% this year and 3% next year with a $7,000 signing bonus. The collective bargaining agreements cover 1,100 employees. A portion of the signing bonus would go into employees’ 401k retirement plans.
The salary increases are in addition to a 5% increase retroactive to July 1, 2022, that the two sides agreed to in 2022, which set the stage for contract talks to continue on a longer-term deal. The previous contracts covering MetroBus and MetroLink operators, maintenance workers and clerical workers expired in June 2022.