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White House Blocked C.D.C. From Requiring Masks on Public Transportation

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/health/coronavirus-covid-masks-cdc.amp.html

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Metro's headquarters shuts down after positive coronavirus cases

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Thousands of CPS families scrambling after SORTA announces elimination of direct bus routes to schools

Admin on Today, July 30 - 10:37am

CINCINNATI —

Unacceptable is the way Cincinnati Public Schools board member Mike Moroski described a decision announced Tuesday by SORTA, which operates Metro buses in Cincinnati, to eliminate XTRA routes students have used for years to go directly to CPS buildings. The decision means 6,000 students have just three weeks to figure out exactly how they're supposed to make it to class when the new school year starts.

Cincinnati public Schools react to Metro Driver shortage

Admin on Today, July 30 - 10:05am

WXIX 07/28/2021 06:06:37 PM: ...new reaction tonight from cincinnati public schools... after the southwest ohio regional transit authority announced it would no longer provide direct bus service for c-p-s high school students. trevor peters has more on the debate a

Issue 7: Transit levy passes, increasing sales tax in Hamilton County

Admin on Saturday, August 15 2020 - 6:17pm

https://www.wlwt.com/article/issue-7-transit-levy-passes-increasing-sales-tax-in-hamilton-county/32473980

Metro bus damaged in 4-vehicle crash on Colerain Avenue

Admin on Saturday, August 15 2020 - 6:05pm

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ATU International News Feed

Charlottesville Area Transit drivers hoping to form union
“There’s no transit system in the country that have a full complement of drivers right now. There’s a driver shortage nation-wide, and the best thing we could do here to help expand and grow the system is to invest in the workforce, ... — Jul 29
Need in-person talks, Central Arkansas bus drivers' union says
An official with the union representing Rock Region Metro bus drivers and maintenance personnel says the union wants in-person negotiations for a new labor agreement because virtual discussions are moving at a "snail's pace." — Jul 28
Families of San Jose VTA shooting victims pursue workers’ comp claims
Families who lost loved ones in the VTA rail yard shooting earlier this year are trying to obtain workers’ compensation payments—and lawsuits may be on the horizon. — Jul 28
CDC Urges Vaccinated People To Mask Up Indoors In Places With High Virus Transmission
The CDC revised its guidance on wearing masks Tuesday. In a reversal of its earlier position, the agency is now recommending that some fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors, if they live in areas with significant or high spread. — Jul 27
Drivers demand change after uptick in attacks on MARTA buses
Cussed at, spit on, and attacked. Not situations you normally associate with public transportation, but all of which occurred on MARTA buses in 2021. They are problems drivers say make their job, and your ride, dangerous. — Jul 24