{"id":41152,"date":"2017-06-06T16:24:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T20:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=41152"},"modified":"2017-06-06T16:24:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T20:24:05","slug":"bus-operator-assaults-rise-spokane-wash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/bus-operator-assaults-rise-spokane-wash\/","title":{"rendered":"Bus operator assaults on the rise in Spokane, Wash.","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a story by The Spokesman-Review, bus operators employed by the Spokane Transit Authority (STA) in Spokane, Wash., have seen an increase of assaults by riders.<br \/>\nAccording to the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1015, which represents the STA operators, there&#8217;s been seven incidents since December. 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