03-31-2017, 01:03 AM
(03-30-2017, 11:58 PM)trainspotter139 Wrote: There are a lot of issues with the contract. There's a raise yes, but some benefits are apparently being cut. Not to mention that there are a lot of working condition issues going on too. I heard stories of some drivers being suspended for 1-3 days for their back tires touching pylons. Drivers are barely able to keep to schedule because of traffic or passenger demand especially on the routes that are under serviced and some drivers are upset that the region doesn't listen to them when they complain that a route needs improvements.
While that may all be true, the drivers voted to approve the contract so that's not the source of the issues. It was the mechanics group that voted down the deal.