MaBstoa Arbitration Concerning Lay-offs/Re-hires

On Wednesday November 17th 2010 Arbitrator Adleman heard arguments regarding the re-hiring of MaBstoa Bus Operators as opposed to the TA hiring new operators off the Civil Service list. The Union was limited in asking for certain relief, because while the Courts ruled that the grievance could go forward, the Civil Service Law couldn't be violated!The Union argued that all we are asking for is to restore MaBstoa operators to work as per the 2009 ratio that requires the Transit Authority to hire in a 60/40 ratio based on the 3 year average prior to 2002. What that means in layman terms is for every 60 TA Bus Operators hired, the Authority must hire 40 MaBstoa Bus Operators! The Unions position is that all MaBstoa operators should be returned to work before any new operators are hired in order to comply with the contract. The Transit Authority took an adjournment to go back to court! The TA seemed to be alarmed that the union had copies of the hiring ratios that are supposed to be used! Stay Tuned!