San Francisco has moved to fire 37 city bus drivers - Brief Article

Reason, August, 2000

San Francisco has moved to fire 37 city bus drivers after finding that they've had their licenses suspended for offenses such as drunken and reckless driving. Not to fear, none of them are on active duty. They're all out on disability. "There was an uncanny relationship between the time somebody lost their license and when they went out on worker's comp," noted transit boss Michael Burns.

Meanwhile, the drivers' union has vowed to fight the dismissals. "The guy is already having to pay a big fine from the state, so this is double jeopardy," one union official explained.