Thursday, August 1, 2013

Strike Halts Bus Service in Scottsdale



Photo by Peter Kosednar.

A strike has halted bus service on four Scottsdale routes:

  • Scottsdale/Rural (Route 72)
  • Hayden/McClintock (Route 81)
  • Tempe to and from Scottsdale Airport (Route 511 express)
  • South Scottsdale to and from Downtown Phoenix (Route 514 express)
Other Scottsdale bus routes are not affected by the strike.

The bus strike is a result of a labor dispute between First Transit, Valley Metro’s bus operator for the East Valley as of July 1, and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433 (ATU 1433), the bus operator union.

Valley Metro operates public bus, dial-a-ride, carpool, and light rail services in the Phoenix metro area.