Fairfax County Bus Drivers Need to Resume Work
Thursday, September 18th, 2008This week has been a headache for commuters in south Fairfax County, Virginia. The local 3001 AFSCME based in Annandale has been leading a Fairfax Connector bus drivers strike, causing me and thousands of others in the area to be late for work. These guys make $15 to $20 per hour, and have a sweet 401k plan, but they are demanding more!
That kind of salary and benefit package is pretty good if you ask me. It’s time for the bus drivers to end their strike and get back to their jobs. Or, they should be replaced by drivers willing to do the job for the same amount of money and benefits, or less.
Tonight, I put up 50 flyers at bus stops in Kingstowne, Rose Hill and South Van Dorn. I plan to put up more each night until the bus drivers end their strike. The flyers tell riders that AFSCME is to blame, and asks them to call their local office to complain. If you live in south Fairfax County and want some flyers to distribute on the Metro, or at bus stops, just let me know.
Here is the contact information for the Local 3001 if you’d like to sound off:
patbayliss@afscmelocal3001.org
703-941-2806
I’m pretty sick and tired of unions making everyone else’s lives more difficult because of their own greed and selfishness.
