Regional Transit plans to cut 194 workers Sacramento Business Journal - by Mark Anderson Staff writer
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Sacramento Regional Transit District warned the state Employment Development Department that it could lay off 194 employees by April 20.
The cuts could affect 18 percent of the district’s 1,050 employees.
The district earlier this month gave notice to 300 of its employees, which it needs to do because some employees have bumping and transfer rights from their union agreements, according to RT spokeswoman Alane Masui.
The positions targeted for layoffs run the gamut, including accounting, administrative, service, clerks, customer service representatives, grounds workers, mechanics, light rail services workers, storekeepers and more, according to the Employment Development Department.
The cuts range from administration and supervisors to employees represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
The district has raised fares twice in two years of budget woes as tax collections have been decreasing, and especially with last year’s move by the legislature to eliminate the State Transit Assistance Fund.
In June, RT will follow up employee cuts with service reductions.
The district is having a special meeting at a larger location, Rancho Cordova City Hall, at 4 p.m. Monday to hear comments from the public about planned service and route reductions.
Second story today about lay offs in Sacramento. Ouch!
