Jun
29
Arbitrator upholds Meehan dismissal
ByRemember the story of Edward Meehan? He’s the bus driver who has been suspended 15 times by the MTA for a series of infractions including speeding and running red lights. The MTA finally moved to fire him two weeks ago after he was caught using a Staten Island express bus for less-than-wholesome meetings with local women, and of course, his union filed an appeal.
Well, the story ends well: Meehan’s firing has been upheld by an arbitrator. Meehan, says the arbitrator, engaged in “outrageous behavior.” “Discharge is the only appropriate penalty,” the decision says. Justice, after 15 suspensions. Seems like a sound process to me.
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It should be a three strikes rule. There’s no sense letting unions continue to run the city. They have enough power as is.
But hosting prostitutes on company/city property is good enough grounds for dismissal, how can ANYONE defend that???? It sounds like justice does not apply to this schmuck! 15 strikes is too much, 1 strike is enough.
15 sounds exorbitant
but lets say this guy is on the road 280 days a year for 5 years…
that’s 1,400 days on the Road and 16 infractions…
let look into this some more…
he is on the Road for about 7 hours a day I assume..
Lets call that an even 10,000 hours driving in 5 years (and thats
not counting his personal driving habits).
How many hours do *you* drive a week? 5 Years?
15 sounds like alot but probably not if you are a professional driver.
What’s the average number infractions per year?
What does it take to have the TWU back away from defending an employee? Child molestation?