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April 2014

We are all in this Together

A message from community supporters of CCTA Bus Drivers

CCTA Management is holding us hostage.

Dear community members, CCTA bus drivers, riders, and members of the Burlington community were hopeful that after two weeks of pickets and public displays of support, new negotiations would bring an end to the strike. But even after the union agreed to give ground, management failed to reciprocate. While drivers and riders alike face great hardship, CCTA management has stonewalled and seems determined to prolong the strike. With a highly publicized train crash linked to driver fatigue in Chicago, and in the light of persistent links between driver fatigue and road accidents, the drivers are right to stick to their principles. They are defending us; we need to stand with them.

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Spring 2016

#1 Public Safety
Drivers now face a base split shift spread time of 12.5 hours and can be forced to work a spread time of 15 hours. Management wants to increase the base spread time to 13.5 hours. Drivers say No, it is not safe. Driver fatigue is the leading cause of accidents in the transit industry. School children, the elderly, and the disabled rely on public transportationand we all share the road.

#2 Human rights and quality of life

Drivers face routine abuse: restrictive surveillance and arbitrary discipline, lack of bathroom breaks, and violation of constitutional rights to speak out about managements neglect of public safety. New immigrant drivers face discrimination, including over the issue of cultural/religious holidays. Some progress has been made; more is needed.

#3 Livable jobs
CCTA management wants to increase reliance on lower wage, no benefits part-time drivers. Vermonters cant make ends meet with part-time labor, especially Chittenden County. We are standing up to this dangerous trend to protect the quality of jobs available to Vermonters in our area.

What you can do to support the drivers:

All Chittenden County towns fund CCTA. Call your selectman, councilor, or representative. What are they doing to hold CCTA accountable to its obligations to provide safe and reliable service? Is Bill Watterson, CCTA General Manager, permanently hurting public transportation services by prolonging this strike and jeopardizing funding?

Community outreachinvite a driver to speak at your church, group, or workplace: Call 802-988-0197 email standwithcctadrivers@gmail.com Get involved: support-ccta-drivers.weebly.com
This leaflet comes from the Committee to Support CCTA Bus Drivers, which includes individual community members, unions, and community organizations. Designed, paid for and printed by donation.