A SURVEY OF PART-TIME LABOR AND CONTRACTING OUT IN THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY

A study is reported which attempted to determine how widespread part-time employees and contracting out have become in transit. The study also attempted to document the experience of those systems which have pursued these options. A questionnaire survey was made and the results are tabulated and discussed. Eighty-three percent of the respondents reported usage of part-time employees. Procedures utilized to institute part-time agreements have varied according to whether or not the properties are covered by collective bargaining agreements. Several (103) transit systems reported the use of outside contractors to some degree, and some (47) acknowledged the possibility of increased use of such contractors. The application of part-time labor and contract practices and their benefits and problems are noted. The study also suggests several related research topics which should be explored: documentation and analysis of the specific cost savings and productivity improvements achieved by individual systems; examination of the comparative recruiting/training costs and turn-over rates of part-time versus full-time employees; impact of these practices on the quality of the services provided; and the impact of these labor practices on the attitudes of transit workers.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Transportation and Logistics

  1816 Norris Place
  Louisville, KY  United States  40205
• Authors:
  • Lieb, R C
  • Wiseman, F
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 30-35
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Collective bargaining; Contracting; Extraboards; Hiring policies; Impacts; Part time employees; Private enterprise; Quality of service; Training
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00463024
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1987 12:00AM