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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Transit Strike / Profile Driver Adam Francis and his wife are on strike.

He worries about his mortgage, car payment and how to provide for his children.

Posted by Tim Bousquet on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM

I caught up with Adam Francis at the Bridge Terminal this morning. We ducked into the bus shelter to get out of the rain.

Here's Adam's story:

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Transit Strike / Profile Full-time dad and bus driver Matt Faulkner

Chose bus driving as a career so he could schedule time with his kids.

Posted by Tim Bousquet on Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:54 PM

Metro Transit driver Matt Faulkner contacted me to talk about why scheduling is such a big issue for him, and so I met him at the Sportsplex this morning to hear him out.

This is Matt's story:

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Transit Strike / Profile Bus driver Elaine Crouse

Drives split shift on the #1.

Posted by Tim Bousquet on Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 8:47 PM

Elaine Crouse and her husband are bus drivers.

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Monday, February 6, 2012

Transit Strike / Profile Lewis Roach has been driving bus for 34 years

Roach was walking the Bridge Terminal picket line today.

Posted by Tim Bousquet on Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 4:08 PM

Most of the Metro Transit strikers are picketing at either the Burnside or Ragged Lake bus garages, but a small contingent continues to gather at the Bridge Terminal. Today I spoke with Lewis Roach, a 34-year driver. Roach mentions the AVL program; I've been trying to get more information on that issue, and will report it as soon as I get it.

Here's Lewis Roach's story:

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Transit Strike / Profile Striking bus driver Trooper

Twenty-five year driver goes the extra mile on the picket line.

Posted by Tim Bousquet on Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 8:10 PM

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I went by the Bridge Terminal this evening to talk to striking bus drivers, and found only this lone striker, Tony Rygiel, who goes by the name Trooper. I'll simply let Trooper tell his own story, via the recording below, but the exchange gives me the idea to regularly interview the strikers, to give a human face to this contract dispute.

Here's Trooper's story: