RANTINGS OF A FORMER TRIMET BUS DRIVER
A private collection of material focusing on the never ending joys of the Trimet industrial complex-Follow the Twitter feed for complete coverage and trimet scanner calls https://twitter.com/AlYourPalster
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Guess I Just Bend Over Again
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
CC: Sam
I’m going someplace different this time. At another work week end, I’m more exhausted than ever before. Let’s explore the why.
It’s demeaning to say I told ya so, but here we are as promised. After battling through countless historic events with management cheerleading/waterboarding us along, I knew it would turn its back on the Operations team upon whose efforts it rode its self congratulatory wave.
Yeah upper management, you’re easily predictable and just proved what I mean by “you suck”. Only difference between you an
Monday, August 12, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
ARGUMENT FOR VOTING YES ON THIS 4 YEAR CONTRACT
Basically the argument is this: pass this contract or everybody that has family/personal or sickness issues will be FIRED!
Thursday, August 8, 2024
NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY DID
In his written decision, Gaba lamented not being able to pick and choose parts of the two offers. Gaba wrote that he was in the uncomfortable position of having to approve contract language that he found “personally offensive.” An arbitrator since 1997, Gaba was at one time an… pic.twitter.com/pRUwbegv7Y
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) August 8, 2024
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Monday, July 29, 2024
DON'T BE FOOLED! VOTE NO-TRIMET DEKE
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Hey Boss, why you trying to kill me? All of us were “Heroes” during Covid-19 according to your signs. We worked through it. You hid from it. We deserve better than being afraid to take care of ourselves when health issues confront us.
Your collective attitude towards us during, and after that putrid “Hero” propaganda campaign, was disgusting. Discipline turned abusive. We were suspended for “mask behavior” even though many of us had already been wearing them before the mandate.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
TriMet Attendance and Leave TA
I hear good old Shirley left quite a mess for Bruce and Henry to clean up
HER LEGACY
I really had a lot of respect for Shirley, I really did. And then she met Sam Desue, and she was putty in his hands #trimet #atu757 pic.twitter.com/7o2JSepiOg
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 16, 2024
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
CUTTING BACK
Furthermore her hand-picked replacements all got the ditch except for Longoria who ran unopposed for some reason
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 10, 2024
Al’s officially out of service. https://t.co/X9Ig8J5Bkt
— PDX SCANNER (@realpdxscanner) July 10, 2024
Monday, July 8, 2024
TRIMET DEKE
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Dear Sam,
I heard you just got a 14% raise,(actually it was 15%) putting your pay at or above $400k. I actually DO the work of transit and make less than a quarter of that.
Saturday, July 6, 2024
A VEW CONTRACT HIGHLIGHTS
The District will equip all buses with windshield washers and keep them in working order.
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All employees covered by this Agreement shall be reimbursed for loss or damage of certain personal property due to armed robbery, assault or theft, excluding mysterious disappearance, under the following conditions: 1. The armed robbery, theft or assault occurs while the employee is at work; and 2. The property was in the personal possession of the employee at the time of the theft or robbery, or in the case of transit operators, the property was on the coach and was not unattended, except when the operator was required to leave the driver’s compartment
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An Operator who has not been relieved at his/her normal relief point and relief time and who so notified the Station Agent is to be **relieved within one (1) hour ** of such notification and, if not, to be paid at the rate of **double time**
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Bruce has to take a serious look at this Prior to the conclusion of these negotiations, the parties shall provide each other with any and all side letters, Memoranda of Understanding, or Supplemental Agreements which remain active and in effect. Any side letters, Memoranda of Understanding, or Supplemental Agreements not specifically identified by either party will be considered null and void.
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Par. 43. On an annual basis, by September 1st, the The District shall deposit 88,000 annually into to the Recreation Trust Fundfor recreation activities. Upon the expiration of this Agreement, the District’s obligation to make deposits shall end and shall not be continued during the hiatus period as part of the status quo. Recreational activities shall be budgeted within the District’s operating budget. ***ATU will provide an annual accounting to the District by September 1st of the prior fiscal year’s $88,000 allotment. *** The accounting will outline the amount paid, the vendor, the date, and the purpose for the expense. The District may review and examine transactions and if there is suspected abuse. If the review shows that funds are not being used for their proper purposes, the District reserves the right to request reimbursement back from ATU or reduce future contributions to ATU for the amount of the improper use of recreation funds.
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An employee that is the subject of an assault, including spitting upon the operator, that requires medical treatment or that is referred to EAP by Safety and Security, shall be allowed to complete the remainder of his/her their shift that day or to turn down the remainder of scheduled hours of work for that day without loss of pay or time loss.
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For those retired employees who left the service of the District prior to February 1, 1992, the District shall pay the full cost of providing these retirees and their dependents with medical, prescription drug, vision benefits and dental (retiree and spouse only) And they fucked those of us who were on this contract but didn’t retire by that date
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It is also recognized that to protect the interest of the public, efficient, reliable, and convenient service must be given with resources available. This can only be accomplished by maintenance of adequate and effective facilities from which careful, competent, and courteous employees operate modern equipment. Pretty funny so far
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PAYSCALES WITH THE NEW CONTRACT
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Saturday, June 29, 2024
TRIMET DEKE
Dear Sam,
You sold me a lemon after promising a cherry. When you say you want to meet me again after an initial “get to know each other” chat, it’s considered a promise. When you take over a year to do so, it is a broken one.
When my fellow Operators asked, “How’s your buddy Sam?” I felt embarrassed and angry. We opened what I hoped was a promising dialogue. Then you pushed me aside like an annoying insect. Yeah I’m tough on you when I write, but after you leave here you get the Golden Egg and we’ll just gather the shells. So when your assistant contacted me to schedule our follow up a year later, I declined. You were very tardy. You can’t be even one second late in transit or you lose your work for the day.