Firing TTC driver just plain mean

Release Date 8 Mar, 2011 in Toronto Sun

 
   

Firing TTC driver just plain mean

Toronto Sun - Joe Warmington - 8 Mar, 2011
Mohamed Aden fears the future after he was fired by the TTC for using his cellphone when his streetcar's on baord communications system failed. (JACK BOLAND/Toronto Sun) “I don't know how I am going to tell my six kids. ...

Stintz defends TTC cellphone rules

National Post (blog) - Peter Redman - 8 Mar, 2011
Karen Stintz, the TTC chair, on Monday denied allegations from the transit union that the Mayor's office has ordered a “bizarre attack” on cellphone use in an effort to justify designating the TTC as an essential service. In a voice message delivered ...

Kinnear accuses officials of overreacting on TTC cellphone use

National Post - Peter Redman - 8 Mar, 2011
Public concern over TTC employees using their cellphones has peaked since passengers snapped photographs of three drivers texting behind the wheel in January. TTC union president Bob Kinnear has lashed out at Mayor Rob Ford's office and Gary Webster, ...

TTC firing blitz for any use of cellphones, union claims

Hamilton Spectator - 8 Mar, 2011
TTC DRIVER The head of the Toronto transit union says the TTC has gone overboard in a crackdown on the use of cellphones by drivers. TORONTO The head of the Toronto transit union says the TTC has gone overboard in a crackdown on the use of cellphones ...

TTC hung up on harmless cell use: Union

Toronto Sun - Don Peat - 8 Mar, 2011
Transit union boss Bob Kinnear is lashing out at the TTC and Mayor Rob Ford for a crackdown on employee cell phone use " even if they aren't driving at the time. Read the full story Please type in the word you see in the ...

TTC workers fired for cellphone use: union

CBC.ca - 8 Mar, 2011
The head of Toronto's transit union alleges employees have been fired for using their cellphones while on breaks, in emergencies or away from their vehicles. Bob Kinnear, head of ATU Local 113, sent a phone message to members Sunday slamming the ...

TTC hung up on harmless cell use: Union

Toronto Sun - Don Peat - 8 Mar, 2011
Transit union boss Bob Kinnear accused the TTC of backing off what he called a crackdown on employee cellphone use that led to dozens of firings. The president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113, also alleged that ...

TTC drivers fired for harmless cellphone use, union says

Toronto Star - Liem Vu - ‎Mar 6, 2011‎
TTC union president Bob Kinnear is accusing the Toronto Transit Commission of going to “ridiculous” lengths to stop drivers from using cellphones on the job, including disciplining employees for making calls on their break. Kinnear sent a message to ...

Streetcar driver says he was relieved of duties for calling transit control

CityNews - Michael Talbot - 8 Mar, 2011
The TTC, while reiterating that cell phone use is unacceptable while operating a vehicle, says no such sweeping ban exists. Eric Cuskic is stuck somewhere in the middle. And while the confusion swirls around him and both sides battle it out in the ...

CrackBerry crackdown: TTC throwing book at drivers using cellphones (but ...

Toronto Life (blog) - 8 Mar, 2011
Nobody likes to see TTC operators breaking the law by using cellphones while they drive, but the headlines this morning suggest that the friendly local transit commission may be going too far in the other direction, cracking down on TTC operators for ...

Union boss says mayor's office ordered TTC cellphone crackdown

CityNews - Shawne McKeown - 8 Mar, 2011
A driver appears to use a BlackBerry while operating the 54 Lawrence bus. Submitted by CityNews viewer Alexia Schell to reporter Francis D'Souza. Transit union boss Bob Kinnear says a new TTC policy has resulted in dozens of drivers losing their jobs ...

Battle lines drawn between TTC union and mayor's office

680 News - John Stall - 8 Mar, 2011
TORONTO, Ont. - The Toronto transit said the TTC has gone too far in its crackdown on the use of cell phones by TTC drivers. Bob Kinnear, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, defended his workers' right to use their cell phones while not ...

TTC cracking down on all cellphone use: report

CP24, Canada - 8 Mar, 2011
The TTC is being accused of going to "ridiculous" lengths to stop operators from using cellphones, even when on break, according to report in the Toronto Star. TTC union president Bob Kinnear has sent a letter to employees Sunday, warning them about a ...

Union says TTC cellphone crackdown going too far

CANOE - Don Peat - 8 Mar, 2011
Transit union boss Bob Kinnear is lashing out at the TTC and Mayor Rob Ford for a crackdown on employee cellphone use " even if they aren't driving at the time. But the TTC says they are just “getting the word out” to employees ...

Toronto transit workers warned of cellphone crackdown

CTV.ca - 8 Mar, 2011
TTC union boss Bob Kinnear has warned transit workers that a "ridiculous" crackdown on cellphone use could see them fired for using their phones while on break. Kinnear sent a message to union members on Sunday saying the TTC is being overzealous in ...

TTC denies crackdown on cellphone use by drivers

Global Winnipeg - 8 Mar, 2011
TORONTO - The Toronto Transit Commission says there's no new crackdown on the use of cellphones by drivers. Commission spokesman Brad Ross says commission policies against cellphone use behind the wheel were in place even before a provincial law made ...

Bus Drivers are Being Fired for Cellphone Use

570 News - 8 Mar, 2011
The head of the Toronto transit union says the TTC is going to ridiculous lengths to stop drivers from using cellphones on the job, including disciplining employees for making calls on their break. Bob Kinnear sent a message to all transit employees ...

 

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