Sickout. He has more on whats behind all of this and how it will impact you. Thats right, wendy. Metro and its Largest Union are locked in a heated and contentious contract dispute, thats where all of this is coming from. Metro workers have been telling their supervisors theyre not coming into work on friday. That is what our sources are telling us. An email has been going around telling supervisors theyre going to have to staff up and be ready to work 12hour shifts this entire weekend, just in case metro front line workers, like train operators and Bus Operators dont show up. What does that mean . Really, it comes down to the nasty blood that is just going on now between metro and its Largest Union, as these contract disputes go out. A spokesperson for metro said there have been an unusually high number of absentee requests for this weekend. Thats why they are taking this action. A says he doesnt believe a sickout will happen, but its a tactic that they are using to try to get the gen
Sunrise, 7 27. Sunset at 5 06. Im back in ten minutes with another update. Danella here with traffic. Good morning. Traveling the roadways, they look clear. Before that, lets talk about the rails. Taking metro, marc, vre, rails are open. Not seeing delays as of yet. Now, lets look at 395. We talked about this a little bit earlier. Traveling southbound 395 at seminary road. You still have that disabled tractortrailer. Not in the travel lanes, off to the right shoulder lane. In fact, 395 north and southbound, travel lanes are open, no issues to report. Over to 66 heading out of haymarket, nice and clear really between the bypass and the beltway. Checking live cameras in both directions, no incidents to worry about. Even inside the beltway on 66, clear commute for you. Over it you. Thank you. 5 01. Gun rights advocates and owners will make their case as Vice President joe bidens task force looks to curb gun violence in the country. The nra, other gun owner groups and sportsmen will make t
So far, weve heard about plans for metros budget for the next fiscal year so why should you care about their budget . It gichs you an insight into their window, what the plans are going forward. Some of the ways metro wants to spends its money next year getting everything ready for the silverline, the new line from falls church through tysons corner. They plan a continued aggressive rehab of the red, orange and blue line so expect more track work and delays on those lines for next year. The good news . No fare nshs are expected next year. And thats a good thing but metro says its assumed there will be fare increases in 2015 and 2017. Today, metro also taking about enhanced bus safety. That, of course, following a couple of recent incidents on metrobuses and we expect to hear about inauguration plans. Well be here to hear it all. Reporting live at metro headquarters, news4. A lot going on and youre on top of it. And the weather and the possibility of 70 degrees this weekend . Storm team
EC superintendent gives update on May 20 bus accidents - Wilmington News Journal wnewsj.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wnewsj.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.