Layoff notices for bus drivers, other CTA workers (Chicago Sun-Times)

Layoff notices have been sent to nearly 2,000 CTA bus drivers and other unionized employees, warning that their jobs could be eliminated in the next two months because of budget problems that also could lead to higher fares and service cuts to close a massive $300 million budget gap. “They want to mimic what City Hall did with the unions — the furlough days, the unpaid vacations and holidays …