APTA Webinar: Workforce Series

Scheduling Strategies & Solutions for Operator Retention

5/22/2025

Driver schedules can play a critical role in supporting or hindering an organization’s ability to attract and retain frontline staff. By leveraging innovative labor agreements and scheduling strategies, new solutions can improve work-life balance for the workforce and drive better outcomes for organizations.

To support this effort, the APTA Labor and Employee Relations Subcommittee is hosting a webinar June 10, 1:00 p.m. Eastern, where it will present data, insights, and real-world experiences from experts across the U.S. to help agencies assess if alternative scheduling is a good fit.

Panelists:

  • Trish Collins, chair, APTA Labor and Employee Relations Subcommittee; human resources director, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, St. Petersburg, FL
  • George Fields, 1st vice chair, APTA Labor and Employee Relations Subcommittee; human resources deputy general manager, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, OH
  • Kelli Coughlin, 2nd vice chair, APTA Labor and Employee Relations Subcommittee; senior deputy chief, MTA Long Island Railroad & Metro North Railroad, New York, NY
  • Kurt Luhrsen, interim chief operating officer, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, TX
  • Reinaldo Germano, planner, Foursquare ITP, Washington, DC
  • Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Team: Nick Biggar, Lisa Townes, John Palagyi, and Shawnee Hubbard

Learn more and register.