Notice of Examination

It is clear the MTA Bus Company has issued the Notice of Examination for bus operator position. We here in why did you join the union believe that our fellow co workers on the Long Island Bus members of TWU Local 252 who do not want to work for a private company should be afforded to join the MTA Bus. It is rumored that vice president of the MTA bus and the private lines John Day tried to negotiate with the MTA concerning the Long Island Bus Company going to the private operator the French company ‘Veolia’ while at the same time MTA Bus has opened up in employing new operators.

Veolia Transport (formerly Connex) is the international transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environment. Veolia Transport trades under the brand names of Veolia Transportation in North America and Israel), Veolia Transport, Veolia Verkehr in Germany and with the former name Connex preserved in Lebanon and Jersey.

Veolia has diverse road and rail operations across the globe, employing 72,000 workers worldwide and serving completely or partly about 40 metropolitan areas with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, including:

• Africa: Rabat
• Asia : Mumbai, Seoul, Nanjing, Huainan, Hong Kong, Israel
• Europe : Paris, Marseille, Lyons, Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao, Belgrade, Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, The Hague/Haaglanden, Helsinki, Prague, Warsaw, Dublin, Tyne & Wear,
• North America : Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Sacramento, San Diego and Toronto (York) Region,
• South America : Bogota and Santiago,
• Oceania : Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Auckland.

In 2007, the group posted revenues of EUR 5.6 billion (as per wikipedia).

We say to John Day be energetic in discussion, but keep in mind those fellow co workers who do not want to be part of Veolia Transport.