Jackson asks company for ‘contingency plan’ to keep buses running if JTRAN workers strike

Jackson asks company for ‘contingency plan’ to keep buses running if JTRAN workers strike

Jackson officials have asked a private company that runs the city’s publicly funded bus system for a “contingency plan” that could prevent some riders from being stranded if the union representing JTRAN employees goes on strike.  A mid-June vote to strike by the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1208 surprised first-term Mayor John Horhn and his administration, said Pieter Teeuwissen, the city’s chief administrative officer. Although the strike ha…