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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld
Salaries / unions - I have no issues. Keep it reasonable. It's a tough job to be a bus driver but it's not a $35/hr job (maybe there needs to different wages for different shifts Costco/Longshorman style). I dont know much about the operational level hierarchy, but i'm sure like any crown funded by tax $ there is a lot of fat.
All the other crap - I agree. Anyone know when the fare gates will be working?
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Realistically, $35/hr is not especially high.
A moderately experienced class 1 driver earns an average of $23-25/hr working in the city, and that is a much less strenuous, and less demanding position. $10/hr more for the added responsibility, stress and risk associated with dealing with disorderly passengers, more demanding driving, and so on, actually seems pretty fair.
If I were looking for that type of work and offered a position as a bus driver, I would turn it down without hesitation because of what it entails.