Monday, December 5, 2011
The Good Guys-Honoring the Epic Drivers Who Go the Extra Mile
After all, drivers are the lifeblood of the system. There wouldn't be anything to ride or use without them. They deserve a little bit back.
That One Portland Transit Activist Kid: The Good Guys-Honoring the Epic Drivers Who Go the Extra Mile
That One Portland Transit Activist Kid: The Good Guys-Honoring the Epic Drivers Who Go the Extra Mile
MARK YOUR CALANDARS-SHOW UP AND SPEAK AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 14
Some of us are tiring of the abusive work environment that has been designed by our management.
The union is only helpful with grievances, they are no help at all when it comes to our working conditions.
Let's make sure our board of directors is aware of our feelings.
MacFarlane is twisting the facts, its time we set the board straight!
We have a right to speak to the board of directors, the company cannot penalize us for speaking our mind.
Show up at the Portland Building on December 14 9 AM and sign up to address the board on the issue you feel is being ignored.!
City of Portland Building, Auditorium
1120 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR
1120 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR
DRIVER PASSES OUT DUE TO EXHUAST FUMES
An operator passed out due to a "sulfur smell".
His name was Cliff M******.
His name was Cliff M******.
HOW TO ENFORCE FARES WITHOUT POLICE
TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis is defending the need to keep the Transit Police service even though a big part of the force's job – enforcing fare payment – should all but vanish when fare gates and smart cards come to the transit system.
BCLocalNews.com - Transit Police still needed but role changing: CEO
BCLocalNews.com - Transit Police still needed but role changing: CEO
TRANSIT BUS KILLS 5 YEAR OLD-heart wrenching story
"Everyone's walking around with their iPods, not hearing what's going on around them," Lacoursière said. "People don't look around. They are all living in their own bubble."
Lacoursière said city bus accidents are no more common than accidents involving other vehicles. Isabelle Tremblay, a spokesperson for the STM, refused to comment about the accident, except to extend her condolences to the family.
(notice the rational explanation rather than the demonizing of the transit worker)
Lacoursière said city bus accidents are no more common than accidents involving other vehicles. Isabelle Tremblay, a spokesperson for the STM, refused to comment about the accident, except to extend her condolences to the family.
(notice the rational explanation rather than the demonizing of the transit worker)
What do TRIMET managers actually do?
Portland, Ore.-based TriMet says it has selected CH2M Hill provide on-call construction management services for the Portland to Milwaukie light rail transit extension project. The 7.3-mile, $1.4 billion project will connect Portland State University in downtown Portland with southeast Portland, Milwaukie, and north Clackamas County.
Englewood, Colo.-based CH2M Hill will provide construction, procurement and management, and risk analysis and management services, TriMet says. The company will also review construction proposals, conduct change order analysis, provide quality assurance and quality control, and lead safety and field inspections.
http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/trimet-chooses-manager-for-lrt-project-3774.html
Englewood, Colo.-based CH2M Hill will provide construction, procurement and management, and risk analysis and management services, TriMet says. The company will also review construction proposals, conduct change order analysis, provide quality assurance and quality control, and lead safety and field inspections.http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/trimet-chooses-manager-for-lrt-project-3774.html
Stacy & Witbeck always get their cut of the $$$
Each level of bureaucracy takes its "administration fee" off the top:
Click here!
Click here!
COMPLAINT
http://twitter.com/#!/
just saw a max operator with headphones on listening to music.
10pm skidmorefountain/Gresham bound/ trains #216/ #213
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10pm skidmorefountain/Gresham bound/ trains #216/ #213
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It just so happens that I have reliable information about this operator, he is one of the most senior operators on the MAX line.
The explanation of the "headphones" is that they are EAR MUFFS.
It gets COLD in the driver compartments in the trains, so he wears them.
Notice how the complaint says "listening to music". That is a perfect example of how someone would EMBELLISH a complaint. How would anybody know what the person is listening to?
But above all, we see just how poisonous the public atmosphere is towards transit workers. The public just can't wait to 'inform' on us.
It's sickening what has happened to transit workers in this city, pathetic, just how much more can we take?
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