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ATU Local 508

@ATU_508

Amalgamated Transit Union 508, proudly serving transit, paratransit, ferry and maintenance workers since 1908 Not affiliated with Halifax Transit

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calendar_today05-05-2020 14:19:43

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David McFadden(@WEMOVEPTBO) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ATU Local 508 Shame on them! Sounds like they need to clean out the top heavy managers, and get some transit people involved in managing!

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And this is the absolute scariest survey result

42% of our 1000 members, of 1000 members, Transit drivers, ferry captains, mechanics, AAB drivers, over 400 are looking for other jobs. ACTIVELY looking for other jobs! What does that tell you about the job? It's not the job, it's…

And this is the absolute scariest survey result 42% of our 1000 members, of 1000 members, Transit drivers, ferry captains, mechanics, AAB drivers, over 400 are looking for other jobs. ACTIVELY looking for other jobs! What does that tell you about the job? It's not the job, it's…
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Asked our membership of 1000 people to complete this survey. And people wonder why Transit can't staff up to provide reliable service. Drivers forced into work on days off, ferry captains forced to work double shifts day after day.
Transit mgmt has ensured this job offers NO…

Asked our membership of 1000 people to complete this survey. And people wonder why Transit can't staff up to provide reliable service. Drivers forced into work on days off, ferry captains forced to work double shifts day after day. Transit mgmt has ensured this job offers NO…
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Our job is becoming more dangerous every day. It's feeding the staffing shortages because our families want us to come home at night. We aren't paid enough to be threatened, spit on, assaulted, subjected to racism, hate speech, punched. Transit is doing the bare minimum so they…

Our job is becoming more dangerous every day. It's feeding the staffing shortages because our families want us to come home at night. We aren't paid enough to be threatened, spit on, assaulted, subjected to racism, hate speech, punched. Transit is doing the bare minimum so they…
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Our members are so very frustrated with the management acting like we are machines with no families or physical needs like food or washroom access, that a survey was done for our 1000 members. @twitcoast It's More Than Buses CityNews Halifax CBC Nova Scotia CTV Atlantic Halifax Examiner

Our members are so very frustrated with the management acting like we are machines with no families or physical needs like food or washroom access, that a survey was done for our 1000 members. @twitcoast @morethanbuses @CityNewsHFX @CBCNS @CTVAtlantic @HfxExaminer…
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Doreen T. Barton(@Doreentz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ATU Local 508 Should fire incompetent management,something has got to give with the incompetence by Metro Transit management everyone suffers bus drivers and passengers. You know who doesn't suffer the powers that be who don't give a ''''!

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For some reason, Council believes everything they're being told by Halifax Transit mgmt. Transit mgmt is NEVER going to admit they've made mistakes. 10 years ago there was a hiring pool of pre-qualified candidates waiting for an opening at Halifax Transit. We had drivers that waited…

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How many crews were there when there were 3 ferries? How many crews are there with 5 ferries? The math isn't mathing. Come on Council, you know when you can't keep staff, long term, experienced staff, that the problem is with management! You had reliable service years ago and…

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