Jackson bus drivers go on strike after latest contract impasse between union and MV Transportation

Source: Mississippi Today

by Aaron Lampley
July 13, 2026

Scores of Jackson bus drivers and other transit workers formed picket lines early Monday, after contract talks over the weekend failed to produce an agreement between the transportation union and the Texas company under contract to run JTRAN.

More than two dozen strikers lined Highway 80 outside JTRAN’s headquarters, holding signs and chanting as some motorists honked in apparent support.

“Together we stand, divided we fall,” strikers chanted.

The strike is sure to disrupt the lives of scores of low-income and disabled Jacksonians who rely on the city’s bus system to get to work and travel across the region.


JTRAN transit workers protest outside the JTRAN Administration and Maintenance Facility Monday, July 13, 2026, in Jackson. MV Transportation failed to reach an agreement after contract discussions. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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