Monday, February 20, 2012
"TRIMET IS BREAKING THE LAW"
Well we now have the second instance where Trimet Management has been determined to be breaking the law.
I wish I had a job where I could break the law, waste millions of dollars, keep my job, and walk away rich.
Alas, I am a lowly unionized employee, not even deserving of my cost of living increases, paid health care,or basic human dignity.
More to transit workers’ arguments than I realized
Now if we could get some of the anti union in this town to do this:
Click Here for story!
Click Here for story!
ATU 757 PRESIDENT JON HUNT REACTS TO RULING
Another Bad TriMet Management Decision Will Cost Taxpayers
In
a decision that contained blistering comments about the negotiating
behavior of TriMet’s management team’s negotiating tactics, the Oregon
Employment Relations Board (ERB), for the third time, ruled against
TriMet in an ongoing labor dispute with its union. At the bottom of the
dispute is a colossal error made by TriMet negotiators. They failed
and/or refused to put a wage offer on the bargaining table. Then they
tried to correct that failure at the last minute by proposing a
brand-new wage proposal to the interest arbitrator.
ERB
rightfully rejected this tactic noting that the timing of TriMet’s
first wage proposal “eliminated any chance for the earlier steps in the
bargaining process to work.. Such a significant and last-minute change
in position demonstrates TriMet’s lack of good faith.” One board member
was even more blunt, stating “TriMet does not appear to have learned its
lesson.”
WE GET OUR(some of it) MONEY BACK FROM THE THIEVES WHO STOLE IT FROM US!
In a Monday press release, the ATU said TriMet must now grant retroactive and future pay increases to all of its members.
“TriMet must increase all unionized employee wages by 3% retroactive to June 1, 2011; by 2.1% increase retroactive to December 1, 2011, and by 2.9% wage increase due on June 1, 2012,” the press release said.
Contacted by the Portland Tribune, TriMet spokeswoman Mary Fetsch said if that is true, the agency is not looking at a $17 million funding shortfall instead of the small $12 million one that would not have included the increases. Fetsch said she had not had to discuss the ruling with TriMet’s labor negotiators, however, and did not know if the ruling could be appealed.
HAS ALL THE TRIMET SAFETY NONSENSE DONE ANYTHING TO IMPROVE SAFETY?
According to the data: NO!
There are more accidents happening now than a year ago!
$17 million short?
Again, we see facts that are contrary to what we are being told. This is showing up month after month by the way. The "actual" revenues are higher than the budgeted revenues, which means we are ahead, not behind!
THE REALITY OF WES RIDERSHIP
We all have to suffer through the endless bragging about the WES and it's wonderfulness.
Here is the actual WES ridership figures, as you can see it's leveled out for the most part.
Here is the actual WES ridership figures, as you can see it's leveled out for the most part.
NOZZLNEWS!
The Oregon Bus Project, a political organization, sometimes gets phone
calls meant for TriMet, the transit agency in the Portland, Oregon,
area. The Bus Project posted a video of this actual call, saying,
"Beware the fangs of the 5 ft. long kitty prowling just outside the
door..."
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