TriMet approves new contract with its union workforce after lengthy dispute
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
Cherry blossoms rest on the ground at a TriMet bus stop located at SE 32nd and Holgate Blvd. in Portland, Ore., Sunday, April 25, 2021.Mark Graves/The Oregonian
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TriMet’s board on Wednesday unanimously approved a three-year contract with its union workforce, officially ending a stalemate that stretched on for more than a year-and-a-half and spanned a global pandemic, catastrophic wildfires and a massive snowstorm.
The arrangement includes raises retroactive to December 2019, a retooled apprenticeship program and tuition assistance for workers to add skills in their trades. The agreement runs through November 2022.
TriMet appoints interim general manager
TriMet has appointed its current chief operating officer as its interim general manager.
The regional transit agency s Board of Directors appointed Sam Desue, Jr. to temporarily succeed Doug Kelsey at its Feb. 24 meeting. Desue will become the interim general manager after Kelsey retires when his contract expires on March 6. I am honored to serve as TriMet s interim General Manager and I look forward to aiding the agency and the region as we continue to move through this pandemic, said Desue. Forward momentum and leadership will be critical during this time of transition, and I will bring a community-driven and consensus-building focus.
being used as a vaccination centre as part of the UK s mass immunisation strategy.
The Al-Abbas Islamic Centre in Birmingham, central England, began administering Covid-19 vaccines in its community hall on Thursday.
The mosque is in the Balsall Heath area, which has suffered consistently high infection rates and
has an infection rate of about 800 per 100,000 people. We want to benefit the community at large and are happy to provide our facilities. It is run by the NHS but with our support, mosque trustee Haider Hudda told the
Birmingham Mail. We have been open and transparent with our communities. Our medical taskforce, including local doctors, is always available to answer concerns and give regular updates about the pandemic.
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