JFC!

Right. And listen, they also complained that they are having a tough time finding drivers (although they are not advertising at all.) they say they pay the best of the RTAs, but I found the salary at $41k, which…oof that’s not great.

So they need more money. They are sitting on millions of CARES act money which could be used in some way but they won’t use it and also won’t be clear as to why??

Seems to me if I owned a company that provided a public service, and the service was failing, I’d be screaming from the rooftops for help and find any viable solution rather than pointing my finger at my workers.

Stares from Westfield

Nationalize that shit, yo!

I agree, it’s interesting to me that WRTA said “oh, we technically COULD have subs, but all of our drivers max out on overtime before the end of the week”. Nothing about the excuse had to do with money. So then, couldn’t they just…hire a few more workers?

I feel like there is a pretty simple solution to this, right? Just hire more drivers, perhaps drivers that are on-call only (or mostly) but in return are paid more? Now obviously that would need funding. I don’t know how well WRTA is doing with that so perhaps they just don’t have the money (although that is not what they claimed the problem is, according to the article).

That last quote is right; I too find it hard to believe there simply just isn’t a way to find subs for drivers.

What do you need to fix?

You inadvertently gave me the perfect idea for Valentine’s Day. I’ll be going to Results for dinner.

Worcester has a chance to set the example for a growing city in the northeast. Don’t muff it up guys. Public transit is already miserable in this country.

Yes, let’s make public transport worse in a growing city. Piss of

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G&L plumbing 🪠 Boylston, Ma

Oof that’s gnarly. My bill just about doubled despite having less usage than last month. I called to complain, but I didn’t get anywhere

I live in an 882 square foot apartment and my electric bill was $505 in December

This whole thing just feels super fishy. I dunno, of course I understand the complications that come from workers calling out. But if workers need to use PFML, they need to use it and they are more than entitled to. The administrator basically saying “it’s my workers’ fault because they are taking time off (they are allowed to take)” ain’t it.

If they really cared to fix it or improve, the WRTA admin would be shouting from the rooftops about what they need (money obviously being one). They aren’t doing that.

Jesus

They have strong labor unions. That’s also why they get like 12 weeks of vacation a year.

Yeah, literally got a solar install in 2020, bill dropped down to 40-50 depending on weather in winter. It used to be like 120-150 depending on the use of the electric heaters in basement.

After the wage hike, I'm right back up to 120-150. For the same electrical use as the year before.

So pissed

I think the issue was that they didn’t inform anyone in Springfield. They were overwhelmed, so they took people who had no ties to WMass and just dumped them. Never contacted a shelter here. Just basically told these people to eff off.

What do you need done if you don’t mind me asking?

IMO it’s their collective culture. The US doesn’t have that, since it’s made up of so many different people from different places. The US is more like the EU as a whole with the states being individual countries.

Chuck E Cheese

Every month they send some crap like this I swear.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/understanding-the-different-ways-you-can-schedule-your-leave

How do you use PFMLA intermittently?

Mare e monti and get the almond torte and hazelnut mousse for dessert. You’re welcome.