Steve Greenhut posted this a little while ago over at Orange Punch.
The OCTA bus strike is over, which will help local riders. That’s good news. But the irony is that Teamsters drivers should be thanking OCTA CEO Art Leahy and the OCTA Board of Directors for insisting on pay hikes for newer drivers.
The union — led by older drivers trying to spike their retirement — wanted to shortchange the newer drivers. The union insisted on NO pay raises for drivers who have been on the job for fewer than five years. OCTA management assured that the new drivers got a fair deal. OCTA management assured that drivers got information about the negotiations, while Teamsters leaders kept that info to themselves.
You can read the rest here.
Oh, they are thanking them alright! Labor came out in droves last night to support SOAR in the big payback to Curt Pringle for the OCTA settlement. It was an amazing sight - labor siding with Pringle who will do zip for labor when it comes to PLAs in the Platinum Triangle or elsewhere in Anaheim. Tsk, tsk.
Posted by: Wake up my brothers and sisters!! | July 18, 2007 at 09:31 AM