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Metro's board of directors meet at the agency's headquarters in northwest D.C. on Sept. 27. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Metro Chief Gets Raise, Contract Extension

by William J. Ford September 28, 2018October 31, 2020

Metro board of directors approved a two-year contract extension Thursday for agency General Manager Paul Wiedefeld, which would allow the leader of the second-largest transit agency in the nation to receive a nearly 10 percent increase for a base salary of $435,000.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 President Jackie Jeter rallies union workers gathered at Metro Center in northwest D.C. on Aug. 16 to protest the actions of Washington Area Metro Transit Authority days earlier when White nationalists rallied in the city. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Metro Workers Entitled to Increase Wages, Panel Rules

by William J. Ford August 22, 2018October 31, 2020
Passengers at L'Enfant Plaza in southwest D.C. had to exit a Silver Line train on March 9 after it malfunctioned and board an Orange Line train a few minutes later. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Is Metro Strike Imminent?

by William J. Ford July 18, 2018October 31, 2020
Maryland Reps. Anthony Brown (at podium) and Jamie Raskin present legislation they say will improve Metro during a Nov. 28 press conference outside the New Carrollton Metro station. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 President Jackie Jeter (right) also spoke during the conference. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Md. Lawmakers Float Legislation to Fix Metro

by William J. Ford November 28, 2017October 31, 2020
Jampsea Campbell, a Metro bus operator for 14 years, speaks at the transit agency's April 27 board meeting as Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld (left) listens. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Metro Workers Converge on Board Meeting, Demand Fair Contract: ‘We Move This City’

by William J. Ford April 27, 2017October 30, 2020
Jackie Jeter
Posted inCommunity

Metro, Union At Odds Over Leave Policy as ‘Sick-Out’ Looms

by William J. Ford April 27, 2017October 30, 2020
**FILE** Passengers at Metro's L'Enfant Plaza Station in southwest D.C. wait for a train on March 9 after another malfunctioned inside the station. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Metro Union Presents Proposal to Improve Transit System

by William J. Ford March 30, 2017October 30, 2020
Metro's board of directors listens to public comment during a March 23 meeting at the agency headquarters in northwest D.C., minutes before the board unanimously approved a fiscal year 2018 budget that includes fares increases and service cuts that go into effect July 1. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Metro Board OKs Budget, Fare Increases as Tempers Flare

by William J. Ford March 23, 2017October 30, 2020
About 200 public transit commuters, Metro workers and state officials attend a discussion in Landover about the transit agency's proposed $1.8 billion fiscal 2018 budget on Jan. 5.
Posted inCommunity, Prince George's County

Riders Rail Against Metro Budget Proposal at Union Town Hall

by William J. Ford January 6, 2017October 30, 2020

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