At a press conference Wednesday, the union said an arbitration agreement denied their request to have layoffs take place based on seniority. They say unless the state or federal government can step in to provide emergency transit funding cuts will go ahead as planned.
"We have prided ourselves in having world-class transit and come Sunday, world-class transit in the city of Chicago will no longer exist," said Darrell Jefferson, Amalgamated Transit Union.
The CTA says because of the cuts, some busses and trains will run less frequently and nine express bus routes will be eliminated.
