AC Transit bus drivers and mechanics backed away from a threatened strike Tuesday night after they were able to agree with management on terms for a new contract.
The AC Transit Board of Directors and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 announced the agreement around 11 p.m. — an hour before the 1,625 workers had threatned to walk off the job. The bus operators and mechanics will get a 9.5% pay increase over the next three years.
The settlement means that the 181,000 people who use the buses each day won’t have to scramble to find a new way to get around the East Bay.
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