Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Lewiston-Auburn Transit Drivers Ratify First Contract with Western Maine Transportation Services

Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

Drivers with Lewiston-Auburn’s Citylink bus service ratified their first union contract with Western Maine Transportation Services. The contract covers about a dozen transit workers, members  of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and includes a nearly 13% wage increase over three years. The new contract also includes pay increases that reward longevity.

“At the end of the day, when you have happy drivers,” said Andy O’Brien, communications director of the Maine AFL-CIO. “You’re better able to provide a better service for the riders in the community.”