Rochester Transit Workers Lose Jobs After City Switches Contractor
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What we know
Location: Rochester, MN.
Department affected: bus transit operators / transit workforce.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
The City of Rochester, Minnesota selected a new transit company to operate city bus services, resulting in 84 local bus workers employed by Transdev Services, Inc. losing their jobs. The cuts affect transit operations staff (bus drivers and related transit workers) in Rochester as the contract switches operators. The article frames the job losses as a consequence of the city choosing a different contractor rather than a corporate restructuring by Transdev itself. No specific layoff date or phased timeline is given in the article; the number reported is 84 affected employees. The change is presented as a local contract transition impacting workforce continuity for transit staff.
Transdev Services, Inc. cut 84 jobs in MN affecting its bus transit operators / transit workforce team as of July 2, 2026.
That is roughly 0.3% of the 30,000 people Transdev Services, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 6 layoff events at Transdev Services, Inc. since June 2024, including 496 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 1 additional event known from news reporting.
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