01-24-2020, 04:17 PM
(01-24-2020, 02:50 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(01-24-2020, 02:10 PM)trainspotter139 Wrote: The discipline aspect also came up in the previous contract negotiations in 2017 (https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/safety-disc...-1.3349905). During those negotiations, it was revealed that drivers were being disciplined for hitting construction pylons and not reporting it, even if they didn't know they hit the pylons, as according to management it was "leaving the scene of a collision."
I really don't like the idea that drivers are hitting pylons without knowing it.
There is clearly a balance to be struck, I don't believe in an invasion of privacy, if management was reviewing every minute of every bus ride, that would be a problem, if they are responding to complaints, in my opinion that's perfectly fine, I suspect the truth could be somewhere in between, but I really have no idea.
What is also clear is that both sides find this delicate, but that the Union is really losing the PR battle.
It's a simple matter of physics why they wouldn't know about hitting a pylon, especially if it gets hit by the rear end of the bus. This comment from reddit I believe perfectly sums up the issues with the policy around reporting collisions with construction pylons. https://www.reddit.com/r/waterloo/commen...?context=1