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More than 50 RTD train trips canceled Monday amid operator shortage ( Denver )
Scripps Media ^ | Nov 18, 2019 | Kurt Sevits

Posted on 11/18/2019 8:04:01 PM PST by george76

DENVER — The Regional Transportation District continues to deal with a widespread shortage of train and bus operators, and that resulted in a large number of canceled trips Monday.

As of 6 a.m. Monday, RTD’s website was showing more than 50 canceled trips

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Beyond canceled trips, the shortage has resulted in many operators working six days a week.

Officials have been weighing whether to reduce service in some areas to make up for the lack of drivers,

(Excerpt) Read more at thedenverchannel.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: highspeedrail; highspeedtrain; highspeedtrains; lightrail; localnews; rtd; train
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To: george76

More than 50 RTD train trips canceled Monday, tens of riders inconvenienced.


21 posted on 11/18/2019 9:43:02 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: noiseman

Is this an employee shortage? Or a callout?


22 posted on 11/18/2019 9:48:32 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....ew)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

“People applying for these jobs can’t pass the drug tests which are required for this type of job!!! THC stays in the system for some time”!!

BINGO! And it not only affects RTD.


23 posted on 11/18/2019 10:15:54 PM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: tcrlaf

My understanding is that it is an employee shortage.


24 posted on 11/18/2019 10:19:25 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: george76

Everytime they hire a driver they have to hire 6 managers.


25 posted on 11/18/2019 10:42:04 PM PST by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: noiseman

All of the new drivers were required to be workaholics. The newly hired drivers got fed up with the long hours and quit. If they had worked the new drivers just 40 hours per week, they more than likely would have still been there.


26 posted on 11/19/2019 12:14:45 AM PST by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: laplata

Their problems may ease a little in about 2 months, as Fed-Ex and UPS drawn dawn from their Christmas rush. In Febuarary changes in federal law for obtaining a CDL will make getting bus drivers qualified a little harder (week of formal instruction now required). Most buses require a CDL class B with airbrake and passenger endorsements.

What are the employment prospects in the area if you walk into a potential employer in the Denver area with a valid CDL?


27 posted on 11/19/2019 2:46:18 AM PST by Fraxinus (My opinion, worth what you paid.)
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To: blueunicorn6

“I think I’m gonna be sad
I think it’s today...yay
The girl who’s driving me mad
Is going away

She’s got a ticket to ride
She’s got a ticket to ri-eye-Id
She’s got a ticket to ride
But nobody’s working”

Naw.

Just isn’t as good.

Maybe the last line could be: “But they don’t care”


28 posted on 11/19/2019 4:19:57 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

There is supposedly a new test that indicates whether they are stoned as opposed to whether they smoked 2 days ago.


29 posted on 11/19/2019 4:24:21 AM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: lee martell

See post #15

Can’t smoke pot.

If you think that’s a joke, you don’t understand the Denver labor market.


30 posted on 11/19/2019 5:34:39 AM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: george76; All

This is a P poor incomplete report. Reporting effect but not going into or offering speculation on causes. Sounds like a management problem. Requiring drivers to work a 6 day week is an open invite to unionize.


31 posted on 11/19/2019 5:48:29 AM PST by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L,J,Keslin posting here for the record hoping some might read and pass around)
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To: george76

A good journalist would have done some more interviews and research to try to get some idea of why the situation is this way.


32 posted on 11/19/2019 5:51:05 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: george76

Aren’t they trying to convince people to use public transportation? If a person is to use RTD on a regular basis, then it has to be on time and RELIABLE.

This was my opinion when I did use it to get to downtown Denver. If it was late and intermittent, it was useless to me.


33 posted on 11/19/2019 6:31:54 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: hecticskeptic

Casey Jones you’d better watch your speed.


34 posted on 11/19/2019 6:34:15 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: george76

I dunno if they still call the late nite bus from downtown Denver the ‘vomit comet’, but the wages were pretty good for drivers long ago when I knew one of the drivers. Maybe no one wants to put up with the weirdos anymore. Train operator should pay very well.


35 posted on 11/19/2019 6:45:21 AM PST by dynachrome (Build the wall, deport them all. And send her back!)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

re: “People applying for these jobs can’t pass the drug tests which are required for this type of job!!! THC stays in the system for some time!!”

You don’t say!! /s


36 posted on 11/19/2019 6:48:20 AM PST by _Jim (Save babies)
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To: lee martell

re: “It wasn’t always this way. A lot of drivers have left in a short amount of time. My question is what prompted this change? Information is missing.”

Hmmm ... UPS/FEDEX hiring? Get a CDL, do a few weeks, a month ‘on the bus’ then find out you’re worth a WHOLE lot more a month or two out from Christmas as a driver for FEDEX etc.


37 posted on 11/19/2019 6:52:47 AM PST by _Jim (Save babies)
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To: Fraxinus

Good point about the Christmas rush.

I was referring to the problems employers have finding people in Colo. who can pass drug tests. I don’t live in Denver but in southwest Colo.


38 posted on 11/19/2019 6:59:33 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: trebb

I like yours better.


39 posted on 11/19/2019 7:38:58 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
People applying for these jobs can’t pass the drug tests which are required for this type of job!!!

Well there you go. Eliminate the test and allow toking while driving . . . problem solved.

/sarc

40 posted on 11/19/2019 7:54:57 AM PST by BipolarBob (Bipolars have more fun. No we don't.)
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