UTA gives rank-and-file workers a 3.25% pay hike

After lacking a contract since December, the Utah Transit Authority Board on Wednesday approved a new three-year agreement with the union that represents its 1,600 bus and train operators and maintenance workers — which will bring them a 3.25% pay hike this year.A 3% increase will come in 2021, followed by a 2% bump in July of 2022. The contract also provides a one-time ratification payment of $300 to full-time employees, and $150 to part-time workers.That means standard pay for bus and tr