Trimess
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Trimet to C-Tran- "We conned you fair and square and you ain't getting out of it
When it comes to slippery slimy dealing nobody beats the Trimet executives.
(Which is why I am so worried about this contract deal.)
"In my three decades working in this
region, I have seen countless projects 'paused,' only to be rejuvenated
through innovation, new funding opportunities, or unexpected changes in
circumstances," McFarlane wrote.
(translation: we got you suckers!)
Mary Longoria
Mary wrote an article in this months labor press that I thought was excellent in expressing her dissent and thought it worthy of a post.
I've edited it for brevity
Trimet jumping on board this bandwagon
As well they should!
This is already going on in some other cities, makes a lot of sense
Portland's "most beloved bus driver' comes through
Proving once again that there are plenty of Trimet bus drivers that really do care about people
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
AND NOW WE HAVE THE 3RD RAIL FAIL TODAY
MAX Yellow Line disrupted due to another fallen tree near Expo Center. Shuttle buses serving stations between Lombard & Expo Center.
— TriMet (@trimet) November 12, 2014Who is this guy and why does he hate Shelly Devine
I tried to ask him a question once, got a left field answer
This is how TriMet operates on corruption of Federal Grant dollars owed by attorney Shelley R. Devine bribery thefts. pic.twitter.com/zya0IsEkmJ
— DuanneAlanLuckow (@daluckow) November 12, 2014
The absolute stupidity of Portland's rail fetish
Where would Portland be right now without its buses?
#pdxstreetcar wants bus bridge on entire CL Line, including portion on 10th/11th shared with NS Line
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) November 11, 2014
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| A streetcar sits helpless in the middle of the road like a beached whale |
Trimet management does consipire to keep information from the public
An extremely reliable source says:
Trimet programmer told me that he was ordered to hide some delay/cancellation reasons
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| In this example we see that the 'official' explanation for the cancellation of 8 train 11 is 'operational' when the facts are that the bus was removed from the route for a Max bus bridge. It's an intentional distortion of facts |
Classic tweets
We’re calling our electronic fair system the Crony Card. Built by our cronies at CH2MHill #TriMet
— TriMess (@TriMess) November 11, 2014
Light rail snafu of the day
TRIMET: MAX Yellow Line disrupted due to fallen tree on overhead line. Shuttle buses serving stations between Lombard TC & Expo Center.
— KATU News (@KATUNews) November 11, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Latest "Best of the Trimet tweets"
Transit riders of Portlandia take to twitter to express their feelings about Portland's 'world famous' transit system (Known to the locals as THE TRIMESS ) And if you want to know what's REALLY going on at Trimet check out TRIMETSCANNER
Bruce said he cared about the retirees
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| Smiling Bruce Hansen |
In the post below is a letter that Bruce sent out detailing his problems with Ron Heintzman.
He gave every indication that the contract dispute would end up in the hands of an arbitrator but we see now that it did not.
In the end Bruce Hansen gave Neil Mcfarlane (and his hired henchmen) everything he wanted, which was the so called 'sensible health care coverage'. (we have yet to see the details on this).
This is where my sense of shock comes in. We go five years fighting for what we have earned only to be undone from out of the blue.
And to this day there is nothing in writing as to why we should be happy about this.
(other than if we don't take this we will have get no benefits etc)
Bruce claimed that he 'cared about retirees' but then he threw all of us under the bus.
We now know what this was about
When this originally came out I 100% was behind Bruce Hansen.
Due to union secrecy I had no idea why Mr Heintzman was actually fired.
Now that we know the truth I retract my support for Bruce in this matter
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Union absurdity
According to our union more people voted yes on the contract that lowered our health benefits than voted yes to the contract that preserved our full benefits!
How crazy is that?
And what does that mean about our current union membership?
It also appears that the language is different on the 'Tracking faster' than the actual union contract
It also appears that the language is different on the 'Tracking faster' than the actual union contract
You will see in the picture below that the language has been changed from the original
contract.
It says clearly that the $425,00 will be paid to members that paid in excess of 6% of the premium costs.
Nothing about any signing bonus.
Is the union intentionally distorting this?
Max snafu of the day
(1) MAX Blue/Red lines experiencing major delays due to mechanical train issue at Washington Park. Expect delays thru at least 12:30p.
— TriMet (@trimet) November 8, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
Merlo assistant station manager Larson at retirement ceremony
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| Greg Larson at Patti Pellegrins retirement |
I have always found it curious that Mr Larson is always the master of ceremonies at the Trimet Merlo garage ceremonies.
Greg is not the station manager, he is (still) the assistant station manager. I'm coming up 3 years since I left Trimet and I see that he is still presiding over the ceremonies there.
So where is the station manager Romo? He's never the master of ceremonies.
The reason I bring this up is because I remember when Greg applied to be the station manager over at the Merlo garage.
Trimet in their infinite wisdom passed him up for a guy from the military.
But the head guy never presides over these ceremonies.
I know its just Trimess, why would they want to hire somebody into an authority position that the rank and file actually like?
The Trimet 'con game'
What I'm referring to is the so called 'yellow card'. For those who do not know what that is its the method that drivers are told to use to report scheduling department failures.
The reason its a total con game is that Trimet is well aware when a schedule doesn't work. Trimet has one of the best Information Technology departments in the transit industry. They have all the data for all the routes at their disposal.
Yet operators are told to 'fill out a yellow card' (on their own time of course) so as to bring the situation "to the attention of the schedulers."
It's nothing but a con game played on bus drivers. A yellow card doesn't tell them anything they don't already know. Below is an operator on his last nerve discussing a horrible schedule with a dispatcher who refers him to the 'yellow card'.
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