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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2011

AC Transit: Labor decisions save $7M

Employees will contribute 10 percent of the cost of their monthly medical and dental insurance premiums and receive one less paid holiday.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2011

AC Transit, Caltrain to get bailout

Regional transportation officials approved a plan to allow the agencies to divert millions of dollars intended to maintain or purchase buses and railcars to fill substantial gaps in their operating budgets.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2011

AC Transit cancels 'Fiscal Emergency' hearing

The public hearing was planned in anticipation of a substantial shortfall in the agency's working capital for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2011

AC Transit adopts 10-year fare policy

The new policy raises fares by .25 cents every five years at two-year and three-year intervals. A re-evaluation of the agency's finances is mandated before any of the scheduled increases take effect.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2011

Bus shooting spurs security for AC Transit drivers

Law enforcement is tailing bus drivers on a route in North Richmond after a recent bus shooting. Drivers said that violence on the route is escalating.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2010

AC Transit, bus drivers reach contract agreement

The binding decision calls for contributions from the members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 to their health and benefit plans, work rule and holiday changes, and will help the district reduce its protected deficit by approximately $38 million over the term of the contract.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2010

AC Transit may enact severe cuts

Agency plans to cut weekend service by half, nearly all of its overnight bus lines and reduce service hours on all routes, due to a dispute with its largest labor union.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2010

Oakland's AC Transit to cut services

The cuts reduce service 7.2 percent, which the agency hopes will save approximately $11 million a year.

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2010

San Francisco needs $1B to sustain transit

Report says that changes to funding, operating costs and cooperation between agencies must be made to save money.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2010

Oakland, Calif. approves BRT route

AC Transit given the green light to designate a local preference for the route.

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