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Green Mountain Transit open to rural transfers but flags employee and union concerns
Summary
Green Mountain Transit (GMT) told the Senate Transportation Committee it may transfer rural operations to neighboring providers to reduce costs and focus its urban system, but board and union issues — especially in Franklin County — could complicate any transfer.
Clayton Clark, a representative of Green Mountain Transit, told the Senate Transportation Committee on Oct. 12 that GMT is tentatively open to transferring its rural services to other regional operators but is proceeding cautiously because of employee and union concerns.
Clark said the option emerged after an organizational assessment found GMT “presently has more service than it can effectively manage with the staff that we have,” and that the agency faces a long-term staffing shortfall that includes a 42% reduction in managers over 12 years. He told the committee the board sees potential systemwide benefits from a transfer but worried about the impact on employees’ pay and benefits.
The committee was told the likely transfer map would send Washington County rural routes to Tri-Valley Transit (a union provider) and much of…
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