King County Council signals support for more police, safety protections on Metro Transit
The Metro Transit Police, which is operated by the King County Sheriff's Office, currently has a staff of 69 officers with funding for 79 full-time positions. At Monday's meeting, Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall announced the agency is now increasing the available funding for full-time officers to 89.
Drivers, union voice frustrations over safety concerns on King County Metro buses
King County Metro workers are calling for an urgent response to safety concerns as county council members explore solutions. The King County Committee of the Whole held its first meeting of the year on Monday with transit safety as the topic of discussion.
King County talks potential changes after fatal stabbing of bus driver
The stabbing of Metro operator Shawn Yim in December led elected officials to take safety and security more seriously, in a Monday brainstorming session.
King County Metro, community gathers to honor driver who was murdered
King County Metro has said to expect bus cancellations on Friday, January 10, as the community gathers to honor driver Shawn Yim.
King County Metro pays tribute to slain bus driver with citywide procession
SEATTLE — A memorial service for a King County Metro bus driver who was killed after an altercation with a passenger will be held in Seattle's SODO neighborhood Friday. Shawn Yim had been a King County Metro driver since 2015. A member of the Amalgated Transit Union 587, Yim was beloved by both colleagues and riders.
Bus drivers point to culture of 'service over safety' in special King County Council meeting
Representatives from local transit agencies, law enforcement, and union officials met with the King County Council on Monday to discuss what can be done to improve transit safety for operators and riders.
Transit union calls out Windsor's mayor, council for proposed $1.4M cuts to service
The bus service is facing cuts while its overall ridership is up; however, the number of people taking the tunnel bus is down ...
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RTD drivers, mechanics ramp up pressure on management in push for a bigger raise
RTD and the union both declined to detail their own wage proposals to CPR News. But the union says RTD has offered annual ...
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Editorial: Honoring the life of Metro Driver Shawn Yim
King County Metro is the lifeblood of our community, transporting more than 300,000 people a day to work, school, sporting ...
Windsor transit union, tunnel bus user launch campaigns against transit cuts
The union representing Transit Windsor workers is launching a campaign against possible transit cuts – and so is a regular ...
'Kind-Hearted' Bus Driver Who Overcame 'All Types of Adversity' Is Fatally Shot Over $2.50 Fare
Leroy Ramos was "the type of man that would show up for anyone and everyone, even if he didn’t know them," his family wrote ...
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MARTA police absent from route on which driver was shot
Ramos’ family said he had been threatened by a passenger on a different route just a day before he was fatally shot. His daughter, Timmaya Ramos-Beavers, told the AJC that he was substituting for ...
London paratransit drivers vote overwhelmingly to join union, unsealed ballots show
London's paratransit operators have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining the Amalgamated Transit Union, the same union ...
'Brightened every day': Transit community remembers slain Metro driver in Seattle memorial
Shawn Yim was killed after an altercation with a passenger on Dec. 18 near the University of Washington campus.