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The bus delays multiplied as Friday wore on, jumping from six lines shortly after 5 a.m. to nearly 30 by around 2:30 p.m.posted early Friday that their bus operator had warned regular riders that a lot of staff wouldn’t be showing up to work because of “the lack of concern for their safety” from L.A. Metro.
“We understand their and their families’ fear in the face of the senseless assaults some have experienced primarily resulting from the twin crises of untreated mental illness and drug addiction,” L.A. Metro said in a statement. “We share their frustration and have expedited the installation of barriers to keep them safe, as well as the re-deployment of safety and security personnel on board buses to deter assaults.
“We just celebrated last week, Worker Memorial Day, and this is a holiday each year that commemorates workers who have either been killed or injured on the job,” he said. “So with regard to worker dissatisfaction, if workers are subjected to unsafe or dangerous work conditions, that has, in many instances, prompted collective action by the workers on the job.”
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