Jackson transit workers ended a 38-day strike Thursday after the Amalgamated Transit Union’s Local 1208 and MV Transportation reached a tentative contract, union and city officials said. The agreement must still be ratified by union members, and details were not immediately available, union officials said.
Mayor John Horhn called the deal “good news” and thanked both sides for ending the walkout in a statement. Horhn said the agreement allows the city to “focus on providing the dependable transit service our residents expect and deserve,” according to the statement.
Union negotiators said they had been seeking better pay and benefits, and that talks were conducted with the help of a federal mediator. The agreement builds on the minimum pay under the previous contract, which started at $17.18 an hour and $23 for senior employees under the prior deal; it was not clear what the new pay scale will be or when workers will return to their jobs…