Bus drivers call in... leave kids at school

[printcraft]

The school, nor their employer, decided what the State would or would not pay in unemployment. They stranded kids, and inconvenienced parents for something the State decided.

They should be fired..

This.

Beyond anything else...... the job does not pay or have benefits you desire?!

Go work somewhere else. YOU ARE NOT FORCED TO WORK THERE.

"I'm going to strike, I don't like YOUR offer of work!"

"You don't like MY offer?!"

 

[MrsGungho]

Just got a phone call from IPS's automated services, all students are to report to their bus stops at the regular time in the morning. All buses will be running on time. However, according to the news, Durham isn't sure if all drivers will show up or not. They have a plan in place if they do not.
Bus Company, IPS Concoct Plan If Drivers Don't Show Up - Indiana News Story - WRTV Indianapolis

 

[jeremy]

I still say Sue them...

 

[MrsGungho]

I still say Sue them...

I couldn't agree more.. the company is under contract to do a job. thousands of students were stranded Friday afternoon. the last call I got from our principal Friday was that the one bus (out of 4) that had not shown up would not be running and those parents of the "orange" bus would need to come pick up their children. How many other buses just flat out didn't run Friday? The one that picks up the boy did, but who's to say it will in the morning. I won't leave him at the bus stop alone so it's a moot point but how many children are left alone to wait for buses that may or may not show up. You can't provide the service you contracted to do, then you need to expect ugly consequences.

 

[jeremy]

I couldn't agree more.. the company is under contract to do a job. thousands of students were stranded Friday afternoon. the last call I got from our principal Friday was that the one bus (out of 4) that had not shown up would not be running and those parents of the "orange" bus would need to come pick up their children. How many other buses just flat out didn't run Friday? The one that picks up the boy did, but who's to say it will in the morning. I won't leave him at the bus stop alone so it's a moot point but how many children are left alone to wait for buses that may or may not show up. You can't provide the service you contracted to do, then you need to expect ugly consequences.

What the Owner of the Service should have done was plan for this action of Union Drivers...

 

[MrsGungho]

What the Owner of the Service should have done was plan for this action of Union Drivers...

plan for it before it happened, not after the fact

 

[jeremy]

plan for it before it happened, not after the fact

Exactly...

I am constantly amazed at the amount of ignorant persons who are in Management Positions...

It really is not that hard to sit down and come up with a list of items that will cause your operation to stop, then come up with solutions to those problems...

 

[MrsGungho]

Exactly...

I am constantly amazed at the amount of ignorant persons who are in Management Positions...

It really is not that hard to sit down and come up with a list of items that will cause your operation to stop, then come up with solutions to those problems...

I already had my plan in place.. drive him to school and pick him up

the bus is just a fringe benefit I can use or not.. I know not all parents are in that situation though

 

[MrsGungho]

our bus arrived on time within a minute or two this morning. She also drove on Friday though so I expected ours to run on time