Rapid drivers, mechanics storm out of board meeting during CEO pay raise discussion
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Roughly 100 Rapid bus drivers and mechanics showed up at a Wednesday evening executive board meeting amidst a labor dispute to change their pension plan to a completely different retirement plan. Tensions ran high at the Wednesday night meeting, with union members abruptly leaving when the executive board moved to talk about a proposed pay raise for Rapid Transit System CEO Peter Varga. The union’s contract expired in June, and negotiations have stalled as the Rapid’s management has threatened to eliminate retirement security for drivers and mechanics.   Earlier...
Published By: Fox 17 - Wednesday, 26 August, 2015
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