Finally. After months of threatening to strike, Santa Cruz bus operators walked out last night. Early delays were touted as being for the benefit of their passengers, about whom they profess to care so much. Yet, when it came right down to it, they walked off with no advance warning to riders.
I wonder how many folks waited fruitlessly at bus stops this morning?
Oh, No! Sorry about that especially for Steve! What exactly does that mean for him, any change. I’ll say my prayers and hope things settle soon. Love you both
We don’t know what it means really. At least beyond midnight phone calls and an early morning today. Maybe he won’t be able to go to Oregon next week. If he doesn’t, I’ll probably cancel, but we’ll see. So far the strike is a “hurry up and wait” kind of scenario. No bus service means not much is actually going on, although his ParaCruz service is still operating. I’m sure they’ll get around to scheduling some negotiations but so far, nobody knows what to expect.
Sorry to hear about the strike! Hang in there Steve, we are thinking about you and hoping for a quick end to this.
Laura, why would you cancel? Isn’t this more of a reason to seek possibilities elsewhere for you two?
Maybe. Maybe not. Unless we can explore together, I think we’ll wait a while. BTW … you should have your book back tomorrow. Sorry it took me so long!
It appears I wasn’t the only one to find the bus driver’s claim to care about their riders a bit preposterous in the face of their no-notice walk-out. The following letter was sent to the UTU Local 23 web site. Amusing because nobody had bothered to update their email links (for years) so it ended up in the hands of former union reps who now reside on the dark side.