After reaching a tentative agreement that will keep several dozen workers on the job, there's a glimmer of hope that the CTA and transit unions will cut a deal to reverse service cuts.
A judge removed one of the final impediments to an O'Hare expansion by awarding Chicago possession of a cemetery that lies in the path of a future runway.
While CTA riders have regularly faced the threats of a transit "doomsday," this morning rush hour commuters will feel the full impact of the first major service cut in years.
Although a meeting yesterday between Mayor Daley and CTA
union leaders restarted previously-stalled negotiations about how to
plug the agency's $95 million budget hole, the two sides failed to reach an agreement in time to stave off service cuts.
An arbitrator has ruled against the unions representing Chicago Transit Authority workers, giving the agency the green light to lay off more than 1,100 employees and make service cuts this week.
Metra’s new fare structure, including higher one-way and weekend
fares, begins Monday. Because the vast majority of riders use 10-ride
tickets and monthly passes, the commuter rail agency says most Metra
riders won’t be affected.
