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Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Why can't York have an enclosed bus station like this?
Why can't York have an enclosed bus station like this? JUST spent a few days in Worksop, an unpretentious Nottingham town. I used the buses a lot and what a difference. Nice totally enclosed bus station with a 9 to 5 information desk, fully knowledgeable about all the bus services in the area. It also has a super little café that's not rip off prices. Out on a bus which broke down; in 25 minutes a replacement bus turned up (like coastliner used to do before Transdev took over). York council, presiding over a tourist city, should hang their heads in shame. Let's not hold our breath!--- Bring back blunt-ended knives - it makes sense I CANNOT imagine any reason why knives and scissors have to have a sharp point on them . Years ago all dinning knifes, with the exception of steak knifes had blunted ends. Do any kitchen knives really have to have sharp points? What possible use are zombie or display swords in day to day life? It's impossible to prevent people who want to inflict harm harm on others with bladed instruments but you don't have to make it easier for them. Ban pointed knifes and scissors. What do you think? FEEL strongly about an issue? Send your views by email to: letters@ Write no more than 250 words and please provide your full name, address and mobile number. Economic prediction RACHEL Reeves must consider the public to be as naive about finance as she is, for to claim she is stabilising the economy is patently ridiculous. Since becoming Chancellor, national debt has ballooned, growth is in reverse, unemployment on the increase, taxes at an all time high, business investment non-existent, public services in rapid decline. Certainly not a recipe for creating the wealth and expansion programme she claims to be overseeing. Starmer and Reeves are blindly leading the nation towards bankruptcy, a prediction which shouldn't be dismissed as political rhetoric.---
Boston Globe
21-07-2025
- Boston Globe
Family of Hyde Park boy killed by BPS bus says company, driver were negligent, according to new lawsuit
Advertisement No one has been criminally charged in the crash, which remains under investigation by the Suffolk District Attorney's office and Boston police. Charles resigned in May, shortly before a scheduled termination hearing, city and district leaders have said. The Globe has been unable to reach him, and city and state officials have declined to release any identifying information about the driver except for his name. About a month after the crash, Mayor Michelle Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper announced an independent probe into the company's safety policies and performance. Related : Transdev, an $11 billion French company with US headquarters in Illinois, has served as BPS's bus contractor since 2013. BPS contracts with the company to maintain the district's bus fleet, its three bus yards, and hire and manage school bus drivers, the district has said. Advertisement Transdev didn't immediately respond to a request for comment in response to the lawsuit. 'We are committed to ensuring that Lens Joseph's life will not be defined by his death. We are steadfast in seeking justice for Lens and his family members, and we will not waver in that pursuit,' said the family's attorneys, Matthew Fogelman and Alan Klevan, in a statement. The Joseph family The Joseph family lawsuit seeks a jury trial, and asks for 'damages in an amount sufficient to compensate them' for their injuries, pain and suffering, and expenses, the complaint said. The Josephs' complaint includes details that have been previously released by city and school officials regarding Lens's death. Charles, who had been driving for about two years as a BPS bus driver for Transdev, had been in a series of crashes prior to Lens's death. Charles had been removed from the road by Transdev for training less than two weeks before the fatal Hyde Park crash, according to details previously released by Advertisement On the day of the crash, Charles was serving as a substitute school bus driver, and had never taken the route that included Lens and his cousin, the city and school leaders have said. A few minutes before the crash in Hyde Park, Charles struck a vehicle in Mattapan before leaving the scene, the Globe has reported. Charles did not follow protocol and report to a school bus yard safety office the collision, which happened while Lens, his cousin, and other children were aboard the bus, officials have said. Related : The Joseph family's complaint alleges Transdev was negligent in the hiring, training, and supervision of its drivers. It was also 'negligently implementing' policies and procedures for the safe transportation of children on buses, the complaint said. Transdev also failed to use safety equipment on the buses, which are owned by BPS, according to the complaint. That includes stop-arm cameras, extended stop arms, crossing arms, surround cameras, pedestrian detection sensors, and automatic braking systems, the complaint said. Charles, the bus driver, acted 'negligently and/or recklessly' within the scope of his employment, according to the complaint. Neither the city of Boston or Boston Public Schools are named as defendants in the complaint. Lens's cousin also has been deeply impacted by the crash. She feared for her own safety while watching the bus run over Lens, and she has suffered severe emotional distress as a result, including anxiety, depression, sadness, fear, and sleep disturbances, the complaint said. Lens's aunt and grandmother witnessed the moments immediately after the collision and also were traumatized by it, the lawsuit said. Since the crash, Transdev audited its drivers to ensure they had appropriate and valid credentials, Wu and Skipper have said. Advertisement BPS has also strengthened its safety protocols since the Hyde Park crash, including regular meetings with Transdev safety leadership to review all crashes and safety incidents, and the company's responses. There are about 400 'incidents' per year involving a BPS school bus, the city and school officials have said, generally one or two crashes per day across the fleet. Most involve minimal damage, they have said. They also said Transdev was accelerating regular refresher training of all drivers on pickup, drop-off, and crash protocols. Concerns about Boston Public Schools bus safety remain. The City Council's Education Committee, John Hilliard can be reached at
Irish Times
16-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Pre-tax profits at Luas operator Transdev reduce by 61%
Pre-tax losses at the operator of the Luas reduced by 61 per cent to €3.53 million in 2023. Accounts filed by Luas operator, Transdev Dublin Light Rail Ltd (TDLR) show that the company recorded the sharp decrease in losses as revenues rose by 13 per cent from €81.7 million to €92.38 million. In a note with the accounts the directors said that losses reduced by 61 per cent 'mainly due to the improvement of the operational performance and exceptional energy index in December 2022'. The energy index relates to the efficient consumption of energy. Concerning a tram damaged during the Dublin Riots, the note said that on November 23rd 2023, 'a riot occurred in Dublin City Centre where tram #5037 was blocked by those involved'. READ MORE The note went on to say that 'the tram driver evacuated all passengers and secured the tram, so nobody was injured during the event. The tram was set alight during the riot resulting in severe damages. The tram is currently being repaired and is scheduled to be back in service at the beginning of 2026'. Asked to quantify the costs of the damage a spokeswoman for Transdev said on Wednesday: 'As this matter is currently before the courts, we are unable to comment further. The details are also commercially sensitive.' David McWilliams on how 'big incentives' to build could save Dublin city Listen | 36:51 Commenting on the performance of the business in 2025, the Transdev spokeswoman said: 'In 2025, we are seeing record levels of performance and passenger numbers, reflecting strong public confidence and the essential role Luas plays in Dublin's transport network'. A key trend from last year which continued in 2025 for the Luas was a notable increase in weekend travel, driven by growing demand related to retail, events, and leisure. In 2024, Luas recorded 54 million passenger journeys, reflecting a strong and sustained recovery following the pandemic, it said. The 54 million passengers in 2024 was a 12 per cent increase on the 48.2 million passengers in 2023. Last year, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) put an estimated value of €1.75 billion on the new Luas operation and maintenance contract. The note attached to the Transdev accounts noted that the current contract would expire at the end of November 2025. The directors said that the timeline had been extended to August 2026 to facilitate the tender process for a new contract, incorporating operations and asset maintenance activities for the Luas light rail system. Staff numbers in 2023 increased from 603 to 648 as staff costs rose from €33.66 million to €37.16 million.
CBC
08-07-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Workers vote down offer in 5-month-long transit strike in B.C.'s Cowichan Valley
Social Sharing The mayor of North Cowichan, B.C., is reiterating calls for the province to step in and end a five-month-long transit strike on Vancouver Island. The strike, which began on Feb. 8 and is the longest transit contract dispute in the province's history, affects about 50 bus drivers, maintenance workers and cleaners in the region north of Victoria. Cowichan Valley's transit system covers more than 45 kilometres, north to south, and the valley itself has around 90,000 residents. Over the weekend, workers represented by Unifor locals 114 and 333 voted down a proposal put forward by a government-appointed mediator in a bid to resolve the 150-day-long dispute between them and private employer, Transdev. WATCH | Cowichan Valley commuters frustrated by strike: Cowichan Valley commuters frustrated as transit strike drags on 1 month ago Duration 2:00 Rob Douglas, the mayor of North Cowichan, is calling on the province to take a more active approach to end the strike, which he says is affecting the region's most vulnerable residents. "In my view, it makes sense at this point to have the province play a bigger role in these negotiations and have them at the table to help us sort out some kind of resolution," he told Jason D'Souza, host of CBC's All Points West, on Monday. Douglas said that residents in the region may have expected a strike to last several weeks, but none of them anticipated it would last five months and counting. "As we spread out so much of our development over the years, it has been the sprawl model of development, which, you know, does create challenges in terms of our transit system," he said. Gerald Watson, 77, is a Lake Cowichan resident who has to either spend hours walking or spend more than $80 on a taxi to get to Duncan. He estimates that he'd have to spend more than $285 to get to Victoria. He said he supports the drivers' union, but wants the government to step in and resolve the strike. He added that the government has done little to support transit services in rural areas since the closure of Greyhound bus services in 2021. "This is a complete abdication, as far as I'm concerned, of government responsibility towards the public, and that's the way it is," he said. A statement from Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside said it was regrettable that both parties in the labour dispute had not agreed on a deal. "The best, most lasting agreements are negotiated at the bargaining table," she said. "We are reviewing the situation to determine how the Ministry may best support this work, so that transit services can be restored as soon as possible." Union votes down offer Striking Unifor members are demanding higher wages, scheduled washroom breaks, and access to private washrooms. The contract between the union and the employer expired last March. CBC News asked Unifor whether there were particular reasons the recommendations were rejected over the weekend, but the union did not directly respond. "Unifor is dedicated in continuing to work with our members, the company and government on finding a solution to resolve the dispute," it said in an emailed statement. WATCH | Transit employees walk off the job in the Cowichan Valley: Strike action, on both buses and handyDART, has ground all transit to a halt in a region of south-central Vancouver Island between Nanaimo and Victoria. Over 90,000 people live in the Cowichan Valley. Transdev, which is contracted by the provincial Crown corporation, B.C. Transit, to provide services in the region, said in a statement that it was disappointed by the union's decision to reject the mediated proposal. "Transdev supported the mediators' recommended settlement, believing it was both generous and sustainable, recognizing the critical contribution of our teams while ensuring long-term service viability," read a statement from Emily Watson, the senior vice-president of Transdev in Western Canada. The company said that the mediator's proposal included wage increases for both bus and handyDART drivers, as well as "improvements to available washroom facilities throughout the system."
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Unifor members at Transdev reject mediator's recommendations, continuing five-month strike
DUNCAN, BC, July 7, 2025 /CNW/ - After more than 21 weeks on strike, Unifor transit members at Transdev have rejected the provincial mediator's recommendations to end the dispute. On June 4, the union and the company agreed to jointly apply to the labour minister for the appointment of a mediator to end the labour dispute that started on Feb. 8, 2025. The mediator met with Unifor and Transdev on June 12 and issued his recommendations on June 30. The dispute centres on wage disparities between Transdev workers and other B.C. transit employees, particularly in Victoria and Vancouver. Unifor Local 114 represents 44 striking transit operators, cleaners, and mechanics. HandyDART workers with Local 333-BC also remain on strike. Unifor represents 21,000 members across the road transportation sector, including 7,600 transit operators and skilled trades staff working in urban transit. Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 320,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad and strives to create progressive change for a better future. SOURCE Unifor View original content to download multimedia: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
