Photo by Peter Kosednar.
Due to an operator strike, bus service is not running in the cities of Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Scottsdale and Tempe effective August 1, 2013, according to a Valley Metro press release.
The strike is a result of a labor dispute between First Transit, Valley Metro’s bus operator for the East Valley as of July 1, and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433 (ATU 1433), the bus operator union.
Routes affected by the strike are: Flash, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Buzz, Link Main Street, Link Arizona Ave, 30, 40, 45, 48, 56, 61, 62, 65, 66, 72, 77, 81, 96, 104, 108, 112, 120, 128, 136, 156, 184, 511, 514, 520, 521, 522, 531, 533, 535, 541 and 542.
Scottsdale bus routes affected by the strike are: Earth, 72, 81, 511 and 514.
Valley Metro operates public bus, dial-a-ride, carpool, and light rail services in the Phoenix metro area.