Wednesday, April 21, 2004
SamTrans Layoffs
4/20 Redwood City Independent|SamTrans plans cuts; BART ridership "inching" up|By Justin Nyberg
Staff Writer:
By contrast, VTA has laid off bus drivers no less than four times in its equally long history -- bus drivers, not administrators. It has laid off drivers twice in just the last three years! Why is it that SamTrans, a smaller transit agency with big BART commitments, succeeds in keeping its front line workers employed, while VTA protects its administrative staff and lays off its drivers?
Staff Writer:
SamTrans plans to lay off 18 employees and eliminate
or reduce service on several bus routes in an attempt to overcome a
deep operating deficit, the governing board announced last week.
The layoffs would be the first in SamTrans' 28-year history...
[and] will be limited to administrative positions....
By contrast, VTA has laid off bus drivers no less than four times in its equally long history -- bus drivers, not administrators. It has laid off drivers twice in just the last three years! Why is it that SamTrans, a smaller transit agency with big BART commitments, succeeds in keeping its front line workers employed, while VTA protects its administrative staff and lays off its drivers?
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