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Ridership and funding remain in flux, but the agency has big plans to grow.
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Disruptions have been magnified by the agency’s vaccine mandate.
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But agency officials and union representatives remain at odds.
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Service disruptions continue as effects of the requirement ripple through the system.
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Disciplinary hearings began on Friday, and mass layoffs still seem possible.
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“We’re not going to negotiate public health,” County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said.
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The agency put 180 still-unvaccinated drivers on leave.
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They say it’s the only part of the COVID-19 response that hasn’t been the subject of negotiation.
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An Allegheny County judge rejected a union request to stop the mandate.
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County board of directors approved a four-year contract with the union representing 2,200 bus and light-rail drivers, as…