HR-202-DRIVER IS ON HIS LAST NERVE

One of the major disputes I had while employed at Trimet was my publishing of over the air wave dispatch calls. It's perfectly legal to do so however Trimet promulgated 'special' rules in their never ending efforts to stop me from blogging and getting information.

This was called HR-202 and I am the only person in the history of Trimet (that I know of) who has ever been charged with a violation of that 'rule'. HR 202 states that I must obtain 'express permission' before taking any picture or recording any video and  audio of any Trimet employee or customer. I had to abide by these rules while on duty.

Then Herr Mcfarlane took over from Fred and all of a sudden HR 202 applied to me even while I was off work. I posted a dispatch call while I was off duty to my surprise I was warned that if I did it again I would be disciplined 'up to and including termination from the district'. I was told I must obtain express permission of any employee that is on the radio before I posted it, which is absurd. This went into grievance but I left Trimet before it was heard and I didn't care  about it after although I still could have had it heard.

Anyway the reason I am so interested in dispatch calls is that they capture the true essence of operator emotions in the course of their jobs. You can't capture this in any other way.

In this series of clips we will hear just how frustrating it is to be a Trimet bus driver

DRIVER OF 75/03 TOO UPSET TO DRIVE http://t.co/nmBkaYwr64
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) November 28, 2013

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE DRIVER HAS BEEN PUSHED OVER THE EDGE BY MGMT http://t.co/t53Xw8bcDQ
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) November 28, 2013

DRIVER CALLS IN THAT HE IS TOO UPSET TO DRIVE http://t.co/oNoBMMSG6B
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) November 28, 2013