Metro Transit Workers Vote To Approve Contract, Averting Super Bowl Strike
Twenty-five-hundred bus drivers, light rail operators and mechanics had threatened to strike during the Super Bowl in February.
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Twenty-five-hundred bus drivers, light rail operators and mechanics had threatened to strike during the Super Bowl in February.
As Minnesota Vikings fans were flooding into U.S. Bank Stadium -- feeling a hint of Super Bowl fever -- Metro Transit union workers were queuing up for a crucial vote.
A vote this weekend could avert a strike by bus drivers during the Super Bowl.
Metro Transit officials say the issue, a mechanical problem with a switch, was reported shortly after 11 a.m.
Police say one shot went through the bus at 73rd and Zane Avenues North, but no one was hit.
Metro Transit is announcing that replacement buses on sections of Blue and Green line will be free on Super Bowl Sunday.
Unionized transit workers in the Twin Cities metro have rejected a final contract offer and authorized a strike during Super Bowl festivities in February.
Metro Transit workers are threatening to walk off the job during the 10 days of Super Bowl festivities, which would bring light rail and bus services to a halt when up to a million people visit the Twin Cities next year.
It was a cold ride home Friday for many Twin Citians using public transportation -- and not just because of the weather.
There was no immediate word how serious the crash was.
A vehicle collided with a Metro Transit Green Line train Tuesday afternoon in St. Paul.
Replacing the old stormwater tunnel now will make the major construction of the Blue Line move a bit faster and will save money.
A teenager is in custody in connection with a shooting on a Metro Transit bus in north Minneapolis earlier this month.
Transit Police are looking for the man who shot a teenager on a Metro Transit bus.
A young person is in critical condition after a shooting on a Metro Transit bus in north Minneapolis Wednesday night.
Starting Sunday, people who depend on public transit will have to dig a little deeper into their pockets.
If you're a daily user of Metro Transit, here's your warning that fares are about to go up.
Metro Transit says a pedestrian has been struck by a light rail train near the Hamline Ave. Station on University Avenue Tuesday afternoon.
The family of a teenager who was badly hurt in a horrific St. Paul bus crash last month is optimistic he will make a full recovery.
A young St. Paul man is still in critical condition after he was struck by a car that drove through the Metro Transit bus he was on one week ago.
This marks the first time fares have gone up since 2008.
A 26-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of driving through a Metro Transit bus last Friday, killing one person and leaving another critically injured.
Two young cousins are lucky to be alive after walking away from a bus crash that killed a 48-year-old man.
Pictures show the side of the bus completely ripped off and another car totaled at the scene near Dale Street and Charles Avenue.
Regular service has been restored to the Green Line LRT services in St. Paul after a brief outage Wednesday morning.
