MCTS Presents ATU with Contract Offer
Union Leaders Say They Will Ask Members to Vote on the Proposal
MILWAUKEE – The contract offer MCTS presented today represents months of work at the bargaining table and millions of dollars more to drivers and mechanics in wages and benefits.
Milwaukee County Transit drivers and mechanics have an important job, and this contract recognizes their efforts. The contract runs through March 31, 2017. The MCTS negotiation team appreciates the hard work of their counterparts at ATU and the work of the Federal Mediators Office.
Union leaders say they will ask their members to vote on this deal, possibly as early as next week.
Details of the contract:
Increased wages
- Quarterly cost of living (COLA) increases without a cap (1% to 2% a year)
- On top of COLA increase, a ½% pay increase when contract is ratified
- Another 1% pay increase on April 1, 2016
- Senior mechanics will also receive an additional $.25 an hour raise
Slight increase in health care costs
- Monthly premiums would increase:
- Individual plans – from $95 a month (2015) to an estimated $102 a month (2016) and $117 a month (2017)
- Family plans – from $246 a month (2015) to an estimated $266 a month (2016) and $306 a month (2017)
- No change to deductibles in 2016 and a deductible increase in 2017 from $500 to $750 (individual plan)
- MCTS will pay 100% of health costs after deductibles are met
Part-time drivers
- MCTS proposes no more than 45 part-time drivers
- No full-time driver will be laid off and replaced with a part-time driver
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
