HandyDART employees held a small protest at Broadway and Commercial in Vancouver on Saturday to protest Translink's funding freeze of their service over the next three years. Mark Beeching, a training instructor at HandyDART, says seniors and the disabled will likely have to turn to taxis. Even at half price under the taxi saver program, he says … [Read more...]
HandyDart drivers show their displeasure over suspensions
June 22, 2012 by
They carried signs, performed a memorial, and taped American one-dollar bills across their mouths. Handydart drivers mourned the death of free speech Thursday evening because their employer recently suspended two co-workers for telling CKNW about concerns they have with the service. This man was one of those workers, "I just saw something happening … [Read more...]
Their union will go to the wall for Handy-Dart drivers
June 13, 2012 by
The union will defend their members, two Handy-Dart drivers suspended by the employer for talking to CKNW. "We are going to vigorously defend any members who are disciplined." Amalgamated Transit Union Local 17-24 spokesperson Tyler Felbel says members have the right to turn to the media when they have concerns. Felbel says they believe in … [Read more...]
Translink suspends drivers who voiced HandyDART concerns
June 12, 2012 by
Translink has punished two HandyDART drivers who talked to CKNW about concerns they have about the system. Sources tell us the two drivers have been suspended by Translink for talking to CKNW. The two drivers have also been ordered as part of the suspension to not talk to the media. The two had said the system, serving people with cognitive and … [Read more...]
HandyDart boss vows to look into complaints
April 26, 2012 by
The company that operates Translink's HandyDart service in Metro Vancouver is vowing to look into complaints levelled by drivers about a decline in service quality. M-V-T Canadian Bus Regional V-P Don Johnson says its the first time he's heard some of the allegations, which include passengers being left waiting so long they ran out of … [Read more...]
Allegations made against HandyDart operator
April 18, 2012 by
Drivers for Translink's HandyDart service say ever since an American company took over, the service has gone downhill.The allegations are startling. Some of HandyDart's harshest critics are its own drivers. This one -- whose identity we've protected -- says the people with cognitive and physical disabilities using the service are suffering. He … [Read more...]
