Episode 285
Muni operators face threats from coronavirus and hostile passengers on the job
Roger Marenco, president of the Transport Workers Union Local 250 A, says hundreds of Muni workers have been infected with the coronavirus and two have died from complications of COVID-19. For others, he said, the pressures of the job coupled with the additional dangers posed by a global pandemic have taken a psychological toll. We talked about how operators are handling this and what changes he would like to see, including actions passengers could take.
April 2, 202129m 57s
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Show Notes
Roger Marenco, president of the Transport Workers Union Local 250 A, says hundreds of Muni workers have been infected with the coronavirus and two have died from complications of COVID-19. For others, he said, the pressures of the job coupled with the additional dangers posed by a global pandemic have taken a psychological toll. We talked about how operators are handling this and what changes he would like to see, including actions passengers could take.