AKRON, Ohio — A potential strike could take place if a deal is not reached between Akron METRO RTA and the local Transport Workers Union chapter.

“We’re breaking down. Physically and mentally. We’re burned out,” said April Adams, Vice President of Transport Workers Union Local One. “Our members are ready to fight. They’re standing up now. They’re ready to fight.”

Adams told News 5 she first started working as an Akron METRO RTA bus operator 15 years ago, and she said things were good.

But now, she said it’s not the same, so she’s fighting to restore what she said has been lost for nearly 300 union bus operators and cleaners.

“They say we’re the face of Metro, but we’re much more than that. We are the foundation,” said Adams.

On Thursday, Adams and members of Transport Workers Union Lo

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