The San Mateo County Transit District has reached new contract agreements with several bargaining units that include wage increases and “equity adjustments” over three years for some workers in the SamTrans bus system.

The agreements feature increases of between 18.3 percent and 21.9 percent for nearly 60 Teamsters Local 856 employees in six bargaining units representing inspectors, supervisors, facility technicians, maintenance instructors, transit instructors and utility/maintenance supervisors, according to the district, which also provides administrative support for Caltrain and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.