JTRAN Drivers Win Pay Raise After Strike | Jackson News

After a month-long strike, JTRAN bus drivers are returning to work under a tentative deal with MV Transportation that delivers immediate 5% pay raises and a 3% increase over the next two years. The agreement also preserves two key neighborhood routes and Saturday service, while limiting MV’s ability to hire drivers without commercial licenses for ride-hailing. Beyond wages, drivers secured Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and a joint accident review board. But concessions fell short on paid lunch breaks and administrative leave policies, which remain unchanged. Union leaders acknowledge these gaps but stress the deal is a major win — though they’re already looking toward the future, predicting MV will likely be replaced by another operator by 2027, while JTRAN itself endures. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3b0e00f91da6bf00