Trimet Station managers are just flunky hatchet men

It's those "HR specialists" that do all the work when it comes to discipline and harassing employees. The station managers just implement their orders.

Bruce Hansen supporters create minor ruckus at last nights union meeting

 So we have a newly elected president for our union and what's the first thing she ends up dealing with?

A subversive movement by the ex president and his little band of supporters. 

Wonderful, such solidarity at our union it makes one disgusted to even be a union member in such a dysfunctional union.

Some of us are finding it quite incredible how Bruce is mobilizing his troops to fight against his own union.

Not once did he mobilize his supporters to demonstrate or protest anything against the tyrants that run Trimet.

As a matter of fact he gave the Trimet executives EVERYTHING they asked for!
(hours of service, block signups, health care givebacks, Bruce really screwed us big time)

And so the truth about Bruce Hansen finally comes out, the only thing he cares about is himself.

Trimet anarchist Bob Cummings calls it quits

Good old Bob has been my 'partner in crime' for quite a few years now. 

A real fighter for justice  Bob produced and directed the PLIGHT OF THE TRIMET RETIREES , an excellent video production telling the true story of how the Trimet benefit cuts actually impacted current retirees.

 That story was never told in any other media.

In his parting photo he gives the Trimet salute!
He hit the magic 58 years old and bailed out of the Trimess!

#trimet anarchist Bob Cummings calls it quits! pic.twitter.com/cJjMe6CUVI

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) July 13, 2015

Bruce Hansen refuses to accept his defeat

Bruce thinks that a new election will put him back in power.

I suppose this is part and parcel to the way unions work. People don't accept defeats gracefully. Unions are about people gaining positions of power and those in power don't give that up willingly. 

Bruce only garnered 35% of the total votes so he has no 'real' support.

The vice presidential election can be grieved because  Dan Martin wasn't technically eligible to run for office but the presidential election was totally on the up and up.

 Bruce lost fair and square. 

Notice his 'platform' is:

 HOW LONG BEFORE RON HEINTZMAN IS BROUGHT BACK AS A CONSULTANT?
(hopefully immediately)

That's Bruce's platform. Attacking another union man. Wonderful Bruce, just dandy.

He's also upset that Shirley fired the lawyer he hired . 
If I were Shirley I would dump everyone aligned with Bruce and get my own people in there.
 That's her right as president, just like Bruce did with Ron.

Who is it that is keeping this union divided now?

 That'd be Bruce Hansen.

I'm all in favor of having another election. Bruce can lose a second time. 

Maybe then he will get behind the wheel of his bus and leave the rest of us alone.

Shirley Block takes over the leadership of ATU757

Shirley is the 1st black female president of ATU757

 I am excited to see Shirley take over leadership of the ATU757.

Shirley has been a real fighter against Trimet tyranny and that is exactly what we union members need right now! 

No more compromises, no more concessions! We have a fighter at the helm now!
Beware Stedmen, Mcfarlane, and Lomax. We are not going to take your bullshit any longer 

 
Here are some of Shirley's past writings.

Potential P.A. threat

How did humans survive the last 50,000 years without 'safety vests'

The dick head hob knobbing with insiders

Portland Light Rail Mafia

Trimet has always been a tool for the rich to get richer

 Willamette Week Here!
Dan Wieden recently did something few Oregonians can do: He bought a dollar for 75 cents.

Wieden, co-founder of Portland’s Wieden+Kennedy advertising agency, purchased a $1.8 million state income tax credit from TriMet in April. To get the credit, he paid only  $1.35 million—saving $450,000 on his taxes.

Mcfarlane is such as asshole

Why is #trimet's Mcfarlane so happy? He's gonna retire a rich man after cutting my pension 30% pic.twitter.com/hEVjT3EDA2

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) July 10, 2015

Rampant Lion

ATU International president on "hours of service"

If your employers are seeking to negotiate or impose new rules about the hours of service, be assured that this is their wish to get ahead of the federal government, NOT a directive of any kind from any government source.

ATU757 president says end the "block signups' NOW!

Trimet finally invests in operator training

They purchase a bus simulator.

Better late than never right?

I know that Trimet doesn't promote based on competence but give me a break

What kind of moron would mount a camera here? #trimet #trimess pic.twitter.com/r2bRdv8SFz

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) July 8, 2015

Bruce back in the 'blues'

You know he's hating it!

Former #atu757 president back in a #trimet uniform pic.twitter.com/BaAL1LXbKN

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) July 8, 2015

"From the driver's side" tackles the new trimet animal policy

Not much of a change, per se, except they made it easier for passengers to lie about their pets being "service animals". And lie they do. Not only do they lie about Fido's status, but they encourage others to follow their lead. "Just say it's a service animal," I overheard someone say on my bus recently. "Then they have to let you ride."

One operator recently suggested a rider's pet had to be in a carrier. Another passenger immediately began berating the driver about not knowing the rules. Poor operator was trying to tell the lady she could ride but had to keep Fido on her lap. Snobby Sally insisted on their getting off the bus and threatened to complain about the driver, citing his "attitude". We can't win, it seems.

This new wording encourages more deception from the riding public. Some people bask in the glory of giving us grief at every opportunity. Now, everybody's dog can be a "service animal", and even if they're not they can sit in their lap or at their "handler's" feet. Riiiight. I've seen people struggling to keep their dogs under control on the sidewalk, then drag them onto my bus and insist it's their service, or companion animal.
Read the whole post: From the Driver Side: Service Animals, or Animal Service?

Erik Halstead calls out another Trimet lie

The Trimet lie: A pioneering connection between Tualatin and Sherwood | How We Roll

The truth

Trimet supervisor ran into a max train

https://twitter.com/HighonTriMet/status/618176130428698626

Run the water for 10 mins before drinking?

Bus drivers thinking they are fare inspectors will always lead to violence against bus operators

Lynn Bowersox, Metro’s assistant general manager for customer service, said at a recent Metro board meeting that bus operators under pressure often mishandle situations.
“Eighty times last year, our employees made the wrong choice,” she said. “They confronted a fare evader. And 80 times they were spat upon, slapped, punched and twice stabbed as a result of fare-collection disputes that escalated.”

 Bus drivers’ fears of assaults rise to the top of Metrobus challenges - The Washington Post

All local government workers can legally smoke pot but Trimet's

Read the story here!

Portland's world class transit agency

Portland's World Class Transit #TriMet pic.twitter.com/2fjwLvdiQB

— Ron (@TelemachusRome) July 4, 2015

I've not been on #TriMet in two weeks and it's been amazing. Fuck TriMet and their anti-customer agenda. #HaveCar pic.twitter.com/jP2wNfuW4R

— Ron (@TelemachusRome) July 4, 2015

Trimet is a fascist environment

It's legal to smoke marijuana  for citizens of Oregon.

But employees of Trimet are not actually citizens of Oregon!

They are employees of Trimet first and citizens of Oregon second!

Sorry Trimet people

You're still being recorded. 
The feed is just not public at this time. 

 Track maintainer goes hysterical

Bus driver refuses dispatch orders to keep rolling over fares

Bus driver refuses dispatch orders to keep rolling over fares-part 2