TWU Local 320 – LA Metro Bike Share Union Secures Landmark Contract Extension with Bicycle Transit Systems
(Los Angeles, CA) Members of TWU Local 320, based in Los Angeles, secured a landmark industry-leading contract extension with Bicycle Transit Systems featuring 13% raises over two years and a 32-hour, 4-day work week.
“I could not be prouder of the work our union has done. Every single day, our members grow Metro Bike Share ridership and are helping to build a more bike-friendly LA for everyone,” stated Anne Marie Drolet, Chief Shop Steward, Western Regional Rep, and LA Metro Bike Mechanic.
The landmark agreement with Bicycle Transit Systems builds on the contract that started in 2023 and ran through December 2025.
The extension includes a 13% pay increase over two years – 2026 and 2027. That means pay increases ranging from 20% to 27% over the total five-year contract. The current contract includes paid sick days and other workplace improvements. The contract extension adds:
– A severance package for any layoffs, which includes healthcare
-Codification of a four-day, 32 hour workweek
-Two-year extension of the contract; and
-13% wage increase over two years
“The hard work, dedication and resilience of TWU Local 320 union members has proven over and over to be unbreakable and unstoppable. They are committed to providing LA’s Metro Bike Share program and its riders with the highest levels of service, quality and safety. Members in LA and nationally continue to ensure that the Transport Workers Union Local 320 maintains its integrity and strength as an unbreakable chain and unstoppable union,” stated Ed Aviles, President of TWU Local 320.
“TWU Local 320 went to the mat for their members and secured an extension that increases pay and locks in critical quality-of-life improvements,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen. “The TWU is America’s largest bikeshare union for a reason, Local 320 delivers for bikeshare workers nationwide from New York to Los Angeles and we’ll keep delivering as we head into the busy spring and summer season.”
The deal comes after TWU Local 320 members endured more than two years of uncertainty as LA Metro has withdrawn two contract awards for the future operation and equipment providers for the LA Metro Bike Share system.
TWU Local 320 represents more than 2,000 bikeshare and scooter workers nationwide during the peak season. Local 320 represents workers in New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, and Los Angeles and recently organized bikeshare workers in Pittsburgh.
Bicycle Transit Systems and TWU Local 320 negotiated the contract extension, though the LA Metro Board has the authority to select a contractor to operate the Los Angeles bikeshare network. The TWU successfully fought a proposed takeover of LA Metro’s bikeshare system in 2024. At the time, the LA Metro Board canceled a request for proposal that threatened the industry-leading contract for LA bikeshare workers.