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Transit union raises questions about leave payout, job security as city transitions operations
Summary
Transit union president and council members pressed administration about how accrued leave, payouts, tax implications and staffing will be handled as operations transition from Transdev to Via/Port City Transit; administration said Via plans to add staff and that accrued balances will be paid out under existing contract terms.
The Mobile City Council heard questions Sept. 9 from transit workers and council members about employee protections and accrued leave as the city's contracted transit operator transitions operations.
Antoni Maven, president of the transit union, asked whether accumulated sick and vacation balances would be preserved when Via takes over operations and whether payouts would push employees into higher tax brackets. “These people have to start our way back over here if you pay them out,” Maven said, describing workers with large sick‑leave banks…
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