Metro - File #: 2025-0307

• File #: 2025-0307
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 4/16/2025
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 6/26/2025
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. EXECUTE a new collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union (Teamsters) for the Transit Ambassador job classification effective July 1, 2025; B. AMEND the FY26 Budget in the amount of $11.8 million for the implementation of the new wages and benefits for the approval of the final collective bargaining agreement; C. ADD 388 contract positions (Teamsters) comprised of 309 Transit Ambassador Program staff who are currently in the field, and 79 new Transit Ambassadors to continue and expand the visible presence and in-person support across the Metro transit system and at the new Metro/LAX Transit Center, Foothill Extension and Purple Line Extension and additional high priority bus routes; D. ADD 49 non-contract positions for the Transit Ambassador Program for Supervisors to oversee Ambassador staff in the field. These employees will be represented by AFSCME Local 3634 upon ratification and Board appr...
• Sponsors: Operations (Department)
• Indexes: American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, Budget, Budgeting, Contracts, Guidelines, Housing, International Brotherhood Of Teamsters, Labor, Labor agreements, Law enforcement, Los Angeles International Airport, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Transit Ambassadors, Non-contract, Pomona, Program, Program Management, Public Safety Advisory Committee, Rail Ops Mgmt & Admin (Project), Safety, Safety and security, Security, System safety, Systemwide Bus Ops Mgmt & Admin (Project), Training programs, Transit centers, Transit safety, Transit System, Work rules

Meeting_Body
REVISED
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JUNE 26, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. EXECUTE a new collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union (Teamsters) for the Transit Ambassador job classification effective July 1, 2025;

B. AMEND the FY26 Budget in the amount of $11.8 million for the implementation of the new wages and benefits for the approval of the final collective bargaining agreement;

C. ADD 388 contract positions (Teamsters) comprised of 309 Transit Ambassador Program staff who are currently in the field, and 79 new Transit Ambassadors to continue and expand the visible presence and in-person support across the Metro transit system and at the new Metro/LAX Transit Center, Foothill Extension and Purple Line Extension and additional high priority bus routes;

D. ADD 49 non-contract positions for the Transit Ambassador Program for Supervisors to oversee Ambassador staff in the field. These employees will be represented by AFSCME Local 3634 upon ratification and Board approval of an agreement with the union; and

E. ADD 2 non-contract positions to oversee expanded day to day operations, staff training, reporting and customer experience improvements related to the Transit Ambassador Program.

Issue
ISSUE

In October 2023, the Board approved making the Transit Ambassador pilot program permanent and bringing it in-house. Metro initiated negotiations with union leadership, resulting in a new Teamsters agreement to represent Transit Ambassador personnel. This collective bargaining agreement supports the Board's decision to bring the program in-house. Staff requests to modify the FY26 Budget to add the positions necessary to bring the Ambassadors in-house, as well as additional positions for the expansion of the Ambassador program. Negotiations with AFSCME, who will rep...