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 has been authorized, uni