IBEW Local 1245 and Sacramento Regional Transit held a two-day Interest Arbitration in Sacramento on March 8-9. The Arbitration decision was returned on March 25.
The Interest Arbitration hearing was held in “Med-Arb” fashion. The decision includes 15 furlough days to be taken by March 31, 2013. The District and IBEW are currently discussing implementation of the furloughs.
Also included is a move to CalPERS medical for Local 1245 members, along with seven tentative agreements that had been reached during the initial bargaining.