At least 40 Metro bus routes faced delays as drivers angered by violence stage a sick-out
The drivers staged the sick-out to protest skyrocketing cases of voiIence with little accountability for the perpetrators.
Dozens of Metro bus routes were delayed Friday after hundreds of drivers held a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults on operators.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said as of midday Friday that about 360 operators had called out sick — about 10% of drivers — forcing the agency to redeploy instructors, field supervisors and those watching from control rooms to the driver’s seat. --