DETROIT – The Detroit Department of Transportation and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 26 came to a memorandum of understanding Sunday. Initially, bus drivers walked out, claiming their safety is at risk and they want more protections. The agreement seeks to resolve a number of concerns regarding the safety of bus drivers. “We want to apologize to the men and women out there, our public,” said Amalgamated Transit Union Local 26 president Glenn Tolbert. DDOT confirmed bus service will begin Monday at 3:30 a.m. and urges residents to remember the following:

DETROIT – It looks like Detroit Department of Transportation bus drivers could be headed to court after walking off the job. The city is looking for a judge to send the union back to work, but the drivers are banding together and claiming their safety is at risk and they want more protections. When Dillard asked the man to put on a mask, he pulled his coat over his face and Dillard idles the bus. After some time, the man gets up, removes the COVID-19 distancing chain and asked Dillard why the bus isn’t moving. The DDOT drivers union is expected to hold a meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday and discuss the ongoing work stoppage.

Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) drivers staged a work stoppage and said they don’t feel safe on the job due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. READ: DDOT bus service stops due to driver labor disputeDetroit has 228 DDOT buses. The city brought in Police Chief James Craig and the Chief Operating Officer Hakim Berry to negotiate new safety rules that drivers want to see. They also brought out a new safety door to be installed on all DDOT buses. READ: ‘We’re putting it on the line’: DDOT bus drivers want more protection amid COVID-19 pandemic