On Friday, May 31 the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85 and the Campaign to Stop the Bus Cuts organized a rally to protest the service cuts and layoffs and to tell our state legislators to provide adequate, dedicated funding for mass transit.

Over 400 people attended the rally. It was led by Pat McMahon, President-Business Agent for ATU Local 85. Speakers included State Rep. Chelsa Wagner, Allegheny County Labor Council President Jack Shea, Barney Oursler from the Campaign to Stop the Bus Cuts, UNITE-HERE Western PA Director Sam Williamson, and many others.

All speakers denounced the service cuts and layoffs and called upon Port Authority workers, riders, and the rest of labor and the community to continue the fight for adequate, dedicated funding for mass transit.