Pasadena Transit: Rehire Bus Driver Margarito Ayala!
Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek and Members of the Pasadena City Council
Pasadena Transit bus driver Margarito Ayala was fired for doing Job #1: assuring the safety of his passengers.
On November 20, First Transit – the company that operates Pasadena Transit – fired Ayala because he refused to drive a bus without first having the driver’s side mirror adjusted for safety.
Mirrors on Pasadena Transit buses aren’t like car mirrors – it takes a mechanic and tools to change the height. Margarito requested that maintenance workers at First Transit adjust his driver’s side mirror. The third time he made the request, he was fired.
Please sign this petition, urging the Mayor and City Council of Pasadena to compel First Transit to rehire Margarito Ayala immediately.
Petition by
To:
Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek and Members of the Pasadena City Council
From:
[Your Name]
Dear Mayor and City Council,
Your transit operator, First Transit, fired Margarito Ayala for refusing to drive an unsafe bus. That’s flagrantly unfair.
A conscientious, professional driver, Margarito makes passenger safety his top priority. Your transit operator, First Transit, apparently does not. They fired Ayala because he refused to drive a Pasadena Transit bus until the driver’s side mirror was properly adjusted.
I urge you to do everything in your power to see that First Transit rehires Margarito Ayala immediately.
Thank you.