CATS operators vote against new contract

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - CATS operators have voted down a new contract.

Multiple sources tell WBTV the vote failed 198-4

Operators tell us they had issues with pay, health insurance and safety, which they believe aren’t being addressed.

Now, the union goes back to negotiating their contract with RATP Dev, the company hired to run the city’s bus system. This doesn’t mean a strike though.

CATS Operators would have to vote against a new contract two more times before they potentially walk off the job.

CATS operators voted down a new contract from RATP Dev 198-4. Operators tell me they had issues with the pay, health insurance and lack of safety problems addressed.

No strike. There would need to be at least two more no votes on renegotiated contracts.
— David Hodges (@hodgesreporting) September 22, 2022

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