Big budget cuts and changes could soon be on the way for Metro. General manager Paul Wiedefeld is proposing the elimination of weekend rail service, slashing 24-hundred positions, closing 19 stations, and freezing pay for workers. The budget shortfall for metro stands at half a billion dollars. We’re talking to union chiefs tonight about the issue here and across the nation.
John Costa, International President, Amalgamated Transit Union
Raymond Jackson, President And Business Agent, Local 689, The Amalgamated Transit Union.