Congratulations to OPAL and Bus Riders Unite on the extended transfer time

This activist group put up with so much bullshit from Trimet administrators and their puppet board of directors.

It took OPAL almost 4 year to get this change.
Let me repeat that -4 YEARS!
Trimet stonewalled and toyed with them that long.
And just before the Trimet board finally approved the change we had to listen to the hypocracy and lies of two of the board members who turned the entire conflict around and blamed OPAL for the mess. You'll notice in the recent press stories about this all the credit for the extended transfer is going to Trimet.
Government at its worst here.

Every transit bus driver has had this experience

Saving someone about to cross in front of their bus

Trimet bus shelter turned into dump

Trimet contractor says the public loves Trimet

This is the board presentation with my comments

This is how my Trimet bus will look after I decorate it

Trimet says they have improved 'reliability'

Then why do I keep seeing this?

How many propagandists does Trimet have anyway

They must have 2 dozen people working over there in 'communications' (propaganda)

propaganda

[prop-uh-gan-duh]

noun

1.

information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

2.

the deliberate spreading of such information, rumors, etc.

3.

the particular doctrines or principles propagated by an organization or movement.

450 feet of track for $3.7 million?

Hey but they didn't take it all, they returned $230k! How generous of them indeed. 

Somebody is making a fortune on this shit

Streetcar project comes in $230,000 under budget

I'm gonna buy this bus and drive it around Portland

I actually drove this bus when it was brand spanking new

How much do ATU international executives make?

SOURCE

This bothers me-A LOT

Erik Halsteads completely reasonable question deserves an answer

Max crash on scene report

A tree once grew here

Trimet said it was a 'safety hazard'

Bus Riders Unite celebrates their transfer victory

Bus Riders Unite is responsible for the extension of transfer times on TriMet, which go live on Sunday, March 1st. The Campaign for a Fair Transfer was a priority for low-income riders, who comprise a majority of cash/ticket riders and were feeling squeezed by unprecedented fare hikes and successive service cuts.
An extra thirty minutes goes a long way.
Help Bus Riders Unite celebrate this victory this Sunday, March 1st! We are planning a fun public celebration and have a big surprise awaiting - to find out what it is, join us!

  Facebook event link here!

Classic Tweets

Trimet delay of the day

Trimet actually answered me on twitter

This is the second time they actually acknowledged my existence. Maybe the person on the tweet desk today didn't realize who I was.

Classic tweets

My puny pension takes another hit

We were promised our health care would be paid when we retired.

 Both the company and the union sold the Trimet retirees out without even a thought. 

The mainstream media as it always does ignored the story of how Trimet actually hurt people with their backdated austerity (austerity that was only imposed on union personnel).

My after tax pension is $760. 

Now I am forced to pay $188 because the union and the company lied to us when we retired. That is a 25% cut to my pension and leaves me with $572 to live on. 

But guess what? I still have to pay deductibles which is another 16% cut from what I was promised. That leaves me with $451 to live on. 

Don't forget these cuts were backdated to 1992. 

What this means for current Trimet union employees is no retiring till you hit medicare age. You're a wage slave and you can't get out anymore. 
The ones that got out and were lied too? Tough luck!

Max operator says 'no more turning and burning'

Cause no one else will!

TRIMET MAX CONTROL HERE!

Try driving a bus here

I would never ride a bus like this never mind drive it!

According to Mcfarlane there should be no more union givebacks

He's wearing his trimet pin

Head sock puppet puts on some facial hair!

LOL! I don't know? Its a different look for sure

Trimet satisfaction survey doesn't add up

Let me say first of all this is a 'study' paid for by Trimet itself. There has never been an instance where a Trimet funded study or examination came back with any negative feedback. Its too bad there is nobody replicating this study that is not paid by Trimet to verify the findings.

 The only problems with studies like this is that they are always based on small samples, this one is of 1000 respondents. I have no idea what the methodology was in choosing who to call.

Henry Beasley announces his candidacy for ATU757 president