Dear Editor,
I believe that by now your readers know that over and over I have stated that public transportation should be in the hands of the public (government). So when I read that the United Bus Drivers Association (UBDA) gave the Minister of TEATT an ultimatum to meet with them or face industrial action, my reaction was and still is “who the hell they think they are?”
I never really found out the meaning of this saying, but when I go back just a little more than a month ago when I wrote about that protest march in which the Haitian community was taking part, and seeing who is heading that threat of industrial action, I believe that the saying “if the pan is not heated, the corn won’t pop” can be used here.
I would like to know if those bus drivers strike and thousands of people cannot get to their jobs on time, with all the ensuing consequences, how is government going to react? Would government be able to justify why the wellbeing of a great part of the community was left at the mercy of bus drivers?
I can make this a long letter but I believe that your readers will accept if I say “I tell you so.”
Russell A. Simmons
