The City of Phoenix Public Transit Department provides local bus, RAPID, Express, Neighborhood Circulator, and Phoenix Dial-A-Ride service to the public. Each of these services is provided by the city through contracts with private companies, which are responsible for hiring employees, scheduling buses and staffing routes, and negotiating employee benefits and compensation as part of their Agreements with the City.
Transit Labor Negotiations Timeline
Negotiations Update, Jan. 30, 2012
The city has been informed that the National Labor Relations Board has ruled on a complaint filed the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433. More details are available here.
Negotiations Update, Jan. 17, 2012
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433 met with its membership on Jan. 15, 2012, and has communicated with the media that a strike will likely happen in February. More details are available here.
If a service disruption should occur:
Contingency schedule information:
Get information on alternate Veolia route schedules in the event of a strike on our Veolia information page.
Alternate travel planning:
Contact coworkers to plan carpooling alternatives. You can use city park-and-rides (list here) or use Valley Metro Rideshare.
Exchange contact information with potential carpoolers, and plan pick up times and locations.
Taxicab information is available from Sky Harbor Airport's website.
Background information on labor negotiations:
Veolia Transportation Services - Collective Bargaining Agreement ended June 30, 2010. Click here for more information.
First Transit - Collective Bargaining Agreement ended June 30, 2011. Click here for more information.
MV Public Transportation - Collective Bargaining Agreement ended June 30, 2011. Click here for more information.
Valley Metro Bus Route Lists by City and by Contractor
Other transit information:
City of Glendale Transit Services
City of Tempe Transit Services
Media Contacts
News outlets with questions about ongoing labor negotiations or affected transit service can call these contacts.
Additional Transportation Information
Use the Trip Planner on ValleyMetro.org for bus and METRO schedules
Go to ValleyMetro.org for bus routes and for the METRO schedule. Valley Metro Customer Service at 602-253-5000.
Carpools or vanpools
Register at Share the Ride for a carpool or vanpool match list or call (602) 262-RIDE (7433). If you want to meet your carpool partners at a neutral site, check out the list of Phoenix owned and operated sites at www.phoenix.gov/publictransit/bldgs.html
Taxis, limos, and shuttles Sky Harbor, operated by the Phoenix Aviation Department, has a list of transportation companies on their website at http://www.skyharbor.com/transportationparking/transportationParking.html.
Specialized Transportation Services
FY 2011 Human Services Coordination Transportation Plan Resource Inventory - Maricopa Association of Governments
Other Information:
Phoenix Passenger Demographics 
FY 2010-11 Daily Passenger Boardings per Route
Background information about Phoenix Public Transit services and contractors
Phoenix Public Transit / Contractors Organizational Chart
Last Modified on
01/31/2012 15:58:34