Metro union calls for policy reversal involving fare announcement on buses following recent assault
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Metro union calls for policy reversal involving fare announcement on buses following recent assault
Metro employees and the union representing transit workers met Wednesday to call for ending the practice of bus drivers quoting the fare for riders after a video circulated on social media of a driver being assaulted. Related stories Man accused of filming himself stroking women’s hair on Metro train found guilty Metro says system is getting safer thanks to fare evasion enforcement Metro’s Red Line return…
Although seven out of ten Metrobus passengers do not pay the ticket, several drivers no longer announce the fare on board for fear of attacks. The union asks WMATA to reverse the order that led to this.
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689: “Bus Operators Advised to Stop Quoting Fare for Safety”
photo by Adam Fagen In other transit travails... From Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689: "Today, ATU Local 689 members have flyered Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) MetroBus garages and routes to let members know that it is unsafe to comply with management’s bus fare quotation policy. We will continue to encourage our members
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