KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Knoxville Area Transit employees took to the streets on Tuesday to voice their displeasure over ongoing contract negotiations.
Employees and members of the local 1164 chapter of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) picketed outside the Knoxville station on Church Avenue. ATU International Senior Organizer Ismael Rivera told 6 News that their contract with KAT expired Monday and negotiations remain ongoing.
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A KAT spokesperson told 6 News that positive progress is being made in ongoing negotiations with ATU Local 1164 and there is no current disruptions to KAT services.
“I don’t believe they are negotiating in good faith,” Rivera said. “These operators, men and women that get up every day to do their jobs, I don’t think they’re being respected.”
Rivera said medical leave is one of the provisions being sought in the contract negotiations…