Oc transpo driver assaults

New documents reveal chaos and coverups inside oc transpo. Spat on, slapped, sucker punched, oc transpo drivers. Man charged after attack on oc transpo driver ottawa citizen. Oc transpo to test out driver shields on city buses. Aissatou diallo, 42, charged with dangerous driving causing death, bodily harm the woman behind the wheel of an oc transpo doubledecker bus that crashed into a shelter west of downtown ottawa in january is facing numerous dangerous driving charges, ottawa police confirmed friday.

I am an adult male who wishes to make a complaint, anonymously, because i was chased and assaulted by an oc transpo constable during the time and date stated above. The driving assessment is an assessment of your ability to handle tasks and situations similar to what the job would bring on top of your ability to drive safely. Dec 29, 2017 pointing to an increase in assaults on oc transpo workers this year, bus drivers are renewing their call for protective shields. Bus drivers face both verbal and physical assaults, he said, noting its. In 2015 oc transpo drivers were assaulted, spat on or threatened 85 times about once every four days according to documents obtained by cbc news through an access to information request. In recent days we have witnessed the troubling arrests of alleged terrorists in toronto and montreal, the heinous boston marathon bombing, a violent takeover robbery and doubleshooting at a toronto bank, the assault of a port coquitlam, bc security guard, and sexual assaults at a toronto community college to. Although the driver did not return to work for months because of his injuries, the perpetrator escaped jail time and received a suspended sentence, despite having 17 previous assault convictions. The incident is likely to renew calls to improve bus driver safety.

Based in canadas capital, ottawa, it features some 250 bus lines, each running less reliably than the last. The drivers seat section of the website is reserved for oc transpo employees only, unauthorized access is prohibited. A free inside look at oc transpo salary trends based on 7 salaries wages for 6 jobs at oc transpo. May 14, 2018 several drivers have been assaulted on the job. According to the data, a route 97 trip from hurdman station to the ottawa international airport was taken off the road at 10.

One of the most talkedabout events in the companys history was the strike of 08. Reviews from oc transpo employees about oc transpo culture, salaries, benefits, worklife balance, management, job security, and more. Clint crabtree, the president of amalgamated transit union local. A man assaulted an oc transpo bus driver who was on the job, then dragged him out onto the street and continued beating him.

Man who attacked ottawa bus driver pleads guilty to assault. People are very nice, professional, respectful, ect. Bill takes aim at assaults on transit operators ohs. Colleagues said he was married and had a good driving record. Violence against oc transpo drivers persists yahoo news canada. Egan also takes a shot at oc transpos firing of kim westommartin, as if her gender played a role in her firing, or reflects their opinion on assaults on women. Violence against oc transpo drivers persists cbc news cbc.

During the bus ride i had my ear buds in listening to music. Two more oc transpo drivers were attacked while on duty this week. Union head calls plan a good step forward as assaults continue to rise. Look for passenger assistance alarms paas on articulated long buses and doubledeckers.

An oc transpo bus driver is assaulted in ottawa, canada. Sep 18, 20 so far, police have only identified the deceased oc transpo bus driver, 45yearold david woodard. Oc transpo will be installing protective barriers between passengers and drivers on a handful of city buses as part of a pilot project later this year. A 41yearold man who was fired from oc transpo thursday after a coworker was assaulted and threatened with death turned himself in. May, 2018 crabtree said that there were more than 100 assaults committed against oc transpo drivers in 2017. There has been a spike in assaults over the last couple of years, said clint crabtree, the president of the union representing oc transpo drivers. Oc transpo drivers continue to endure violent acts bypassengers including hitting, spitting and threats. Oc transpo employee rob fowler carries flowers that were given in memory of his slain co workers at the transit station in ottawa, april 7, 1999. This bus driver was in an accident just 1 month prior when she hit a parked bus at st laurent. Fix language problems alongside other issues, oc transpo. Btw how long did it take you to complete all the stages. Mar 29, 2016 ottawa police are investigating an assault on an oc transpo driver that took place monday while he was on his route. Oc transpo considering banning passenger who assaulted a.

A bus driver in kingston told me last year that he use to drive. Citing a spike in both verbal and physical assaults against its bus drivers over the past year, the union representing oc transpo drivers is applauding a. Yea, ive been checking the ottawa site for quite a while. Michelle brynkus says she was humiliated and treated like a criminal by oc transpo workers after she was kicked off the number 97 bus and forced to stand in the rain with all of her luggage because her presto card. An oc transpo driver was punched in the face friday afternoon by a passenger who was angered by the bus operators refusal to drop him off between regular stops. Oc transpo bus driver charged in fatal january 2019 crash. The annual assault rate, he added, has risen each of the past three years. The hrsdc investigation and ruling came about as a result of an oc transpo driver who refused to return to work several months after being assaulted on the job in march, 20. Its been a month marred by violence and disruption. Returning to ottawa, it appears that oc transpo has been wrestling with the issue of bus driver assaults for some time. Oc transpo rife with toxic sexism, driver says cbc news cbc. Since the launch of line 1, following our network service change on october 6, we have seen a significant improvement in weekday service. Fifty of those were level 1 assaults with no or minor injuries.

From july 1, 2018, to june 30, 2019, there were 111 assaults against oc transpo employees, mostly bus drivers, according to data from the. Oc transpos public alert system tweeted out a total of 71 trip cancellations on dec. Stop transit worker assaults amalgamated transit union. Aissatou diallo, 42, faces three counts of dangerous driving causing death and 35 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in the. Complaints, complaints, complaints against oc transpo and sto. About 2,000 assaults against transit system employees are reported in. Prosecutor tara dobec said oc transpo drivers s jobs leave them vulnerable.

I boarded the route 8 oc transpo bus bound for gatineau heading north on alta vista drive at the dorion drive stop which happens to be in front of the tim hortons location at the alta vista centre shopping plaza. Dont think there havent been complaints about oc transpo, though. Working for the city is always a benefit and it was a good experience. Oc transpo employee arrested in assault the globe and mail. Lrt and otrain frequency is fairly high, matching the frequency of the paris metro during peak times. From july 1, 2018, to june 30, 2019, there were 111 assaults against oc transpoemployees. The ottawa citizen reported a few weeks ago that riders made 178 complaints about drivers using electronic devices behind the wheel between the yearlong period from april 1, 2010, to march 31, 2011.

In ottawa, police reported an assault in march in which a passenger suckerpunched an oc transpo driver who reportedly questioned him about an expired transfer. Purchasing is administered by the city of ottawas supply services department. Ottawacarleton regional transit commission cptdb wiki. Oc transpo assaults up, bus union wants protective shields for drivers oc transpo drivers are pushing for protective shields in their buses darren brown postmedia pointing to an increase in.

Oc transpo s public alert system tweeted out a total of 71 trip cancellations on dec. Even kingston, by no means a model of effective transit, runs at a higher frequency on most routes. Oc transpo application process national capital region. Ill probably do coop next year at oc transpo to learn more about the company and make myself more successful.

According to oc transpo, that accounted for about five per cent of all bus trips that day. Canadian council of amalgamated transit union atu supports senators bill to toughen the criminal code for assaults on onduty transit operators. Aissatou diallo, 42, turned herself in to police on friday and was. Ottawa bus accident lawyers oc transpo bus accident. Ottawa police release image of man accused of assaulting an oc transpo bus driver. My school is great at getting jobs for students, and great for helping me do coop. In order to view this page, you must have javascript enabled in your browser. From july 1, 2018, to june 30, 2019, there were 111 assaults against oc transpo employees. Oc transpo would develop an evaluation framework in order to gauge the effectiveness of this initiative and one half of the participants should be requested to maintain a trip diary.

Oc transpo is asking the public to say thanks to their bus driver over the weekend for transit driver appreciation day. Oc transpo driver jamie bailey claims she endured years of harassment and assault by coworkers. The driver s seat section of the website is reserved for oc transpo employees only, unauthorized access is prohibited. Feb 28, 2018 adam farsijani had his jaw broken in an attack on an oc transpo bus. May 20, 2014 oc transpos records, however, do not include the highprofile incident from august when four men led a young woman away from blair station and sexually assaulted her at a secluded area nearby. You meet new an exiting people every second and it feels great being able to help people. Newport beach a bus driver was assaulted with the handle of a knife sunday evening after telling a man to get off the bus, officials said. I was riding the 96 back to kanata from downtown ottawa and its just me, a 20 something male, and the bus driver. Yes it was probably driver negligence, blasting through the transit way like normal express busses do, but when does the onus fall on oc transpo. Ottawacarleton regional transit commission, commonly known as oc transpo is the urban transit service of the city of ottawa, ontario, canada. Dobec said there have already been reported assaults on bus drivers this year, and guitard had a long record of.

The data also reveals that route 111, which started at baseline station, was sidelined on november 29 after a bus driver was assaulted. Laurent boulevard on march 15th and was reported to ottawa police on may 21st. Jul 31, 20 returning to ottawa, it appears that oc transpo has been wrestling with the issue of bus driver assaults for some time. If you see someone in distress on or off oc transpo property, call 911. The shields will be designed to restrict customer access to the operators area, according to a memo from general manager john manconi that will be presented at wednesdays transit. Oc transpo bus driver loses it on passenger youtube. Clint crabtree, president of amalgamated transit union local 279, said there were more than 100 assaults in 2017, up from 87 assaults in 2016. Why would they put her behind the wheel of a bus so soon and an express route at that. Oc transpo driver to be charged criminally in westboro bus. Two oc transpo drivers assaulted on the job ctv news. South oc cold case sexual assaults to trial orange county, ca after 23 years, and a lead from a genealogy database, a garage door. Oc transpo uses many articulated buses to provide service. Transit union applauds protective barrier test program for.

Now the drivers and their union are calling for more protection from unruly. Driver in fatal oc transpo bus crash facing 38 criminal. Cold case sexual assault suspect will stand trial in oc. Nov 03, 2011 i was riding the 96 back to kanata from downtown ottawa and its just me, a 20 something male, and the bus driver.

In a 2011 news article, oc transpo was reported to have been considering the introduction of surveillance cameras on buses following a number of threats and assaults against drivers. Oc transpo drivers continue to endure violent acts by passengers including hitting, spitting and threats. But certainly not transit bus driver unless you ask a bus driver. Ctv has confirmed the incident happened at 1500 st. Former bus driver pierre lebrun shot and killed four employees before taking his own life at the station. An intoxicated man became belligerent and aggressive after boarding a bus. Spat on, slapped, sucker punched, oc transpo drivers austin bus drivers says assaults are a concern baltimore bus driver beaten and bloodied.

Statistics from oc transpo show 51 operators were assaulted in 2012. Show your bus driver you care this weekend, says oc transpo. Octa driver assaulted in newport when he tells man to get. A man assaulted an oc transpo bus driver in ottawa, then dragged him out onto the street and continued beating him cohsn, sept. Oc transpo to test out driver shields on city buses atu. Trial of oc transpo driver charged in fatal ottawa bus crash set for. Pointing to an increase in assaults on oc transpo workers this year, bus drivers are renewing their call for protective shields. If you have suffered an injury in a taxi, train, shuttle or. Oc transpo driver alleges sexual assault, harassment at work. A man convicted of beating up an ottawa bus operator might be banned from riding oc transpo buses or the otrain.

Some routes provide service to the downtown core of the nearby city of gatineau, quebec, mostly during peak periods and one route provides service to the township of russell, ontario to serve the vars. Bill to help protect transit operators comes into force. Oc transpo drivers were punched, spit on or threatened 85 times in 2015, according to documents obtained by cbc news. Cbc ottawa oc transpo driver charged in fatal crash. Thats roughly in line with cbcs own analysis from 2016 of the violence local bus drivers face. From july 1, 2018, to june 30, 2019, there were 111 assaults against oc. As oc transpo moves to fix some of the recent problems with both light rail and bus routes, it also needs to think about better serving communities such as these seniors. May 15, 2018 oc transpo will be installing protective barriers between passengers and drivers on a handful of city buses as part of a pilot project later this year. Oc transpo data depict assaults, harassment on transit. In refusing to work, the driver stated that he felt oc transpo had not done enough to prevent further attacks.

Some of the routes that run on the transitway, including the citys mostused bus routes, are served almost exclusively by articulated buses e. Crabtree said that there were more than 100 assaults committed against oc transpo drivers in 2017. A bus driver suffered a broken nose after he was punched in the face by a passenger on his route. A bus driver in kingston told me last year that he use to drive for oc transpo and that theres a lot of disagreement between the drivers and management so the. The most recent bill addressing violence against transit operators was introduced by senator bob runciman in may 2014. Violence against oc transpo drivers persists cbc news. Oc transpo driver alleges she was assaulted and harassed by coworkers.

Police arrived on the scene near the corner of caldwell avenue and medford. Dec 26, 2014 isnt that the same as driver training for the cz license or is it a completely different thing. This section of the oc transpo website allows employees private access to current events and information. Concern grows for transit staff bearing brunt of passenger.

A similar issue happened to myself yesterday ironically with a different driver at the very same stop the above video occurred. Oc transpo to install protective barriers for bus drivers. In december, oc transpo drivers asked that protective shields be installed on city buses because of a rising tide of violence. Oc transpo bus frequency is roughly on par with rural regions elsewhere in the world. According to oc transpo, that accounted for about five per cent of all bus. Oc transpo assaults up, bus union wants protective shields. The union representing oc transpo staff says its becoming increasingly concerned about the physical safety and mental wellbeing of its members as passenger frustration over the problemplagued. The bus cancellations oc transpo isnt telling you about.

May 16, 2018 oc transpo bus in downtown ottawa, february 28, 2018. Oc transpo driver punched in the face ottawa citizen. The operator drove five buses serving several different routes in the three days before selfisolating, the head of oc transpo said. Photo mike vlasveld two ottawa bus drivers are being recognized after preventing a teenaged girl from jumping off the mackenzie king bridge. Dec 10, 2019 oc transpo s public alert system tweeted out a total of 71 trip cancellations on dec. An oc transpo driver was punched in the face friday afternoon by a. Although the driver could not return to work for months because of his injuries, the perpetrator escaped jail time and got away with a suspended sentence, despite having 17 previous assault convictions. Oc transpo recorded 62 incidents of violence against drivers in 2012. Salaries posted anonymously by oc transpo employees. Oc transpo has a fleet of 944 buses that run on regular streets, all of which are fully accessible lowfloor buses. A homeless man repaid the kindness of an oc transpo driver who gave him a free ride by shoving and punching him after the driver missed his stop. Oc transpo driver tests positive for covid19 after running west ottawa routes the city of ottawa says the driver worked routes from tunneys pasture to bayshore and tunneys pasture to the carlington area on the dates he may have been contagious. Tips to help you ride safely every step of your journey.