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The Toulouse bus driver was summoned this Thursday, December 19 for an interview by his management after his altercation with a minor who refused to pay his ticket. At his request, this meeting was brought forward one day. The driver sent a text message to his colleagues to tell them that he would not be fired.
M. had taken some time to breathe. Several colleagues had received no response to their text messages of support. After the broadcast of a video on this Thursday, December 19. At his request, this exchange was brought forward a day.
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At the end of this meeting, this driver of the Linéo L1 sent an SMS to his colleagues: “I would like to thank all the drivers for your support regarding the affair of December 6,” he wrote to them. . The agent of the public transport network of the Pink City, supported by the SUD union, indicated that he had been received by the general director.
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“Our meeting went very well. My union supported me every day. I want to tell you that at the start of the school year, I will always be part of Tisséo,” he assured. However, the driver will be punished. “I deserve it and it’s normal. I will know the decision this Monday. I reassure you: I will not be fired, and on January 6, I will be on my line, L1. Your support touched me and gave you the strength to hold on. This moment was hard. I thank you all and wish you a very happy holiday with your family.” M. escapes the disciplinary council.
An internal support petition
The video, viewed by millions of people, provoked a torrent of reactions. The mayor of Toulouse, Jean-Luc Moudenc, also showed his unconditional support. “I think that this message weighed in the balance. It was significant support that he obtained. Without it, he risked dismissal…”, comments one of his colleagues. In recent days, unions have tried to organize joint action to express their support. SUD did not want her to organize and preferred to launch a petition.
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This Thursday, while M. had to explain his actions to his management, another Tisséo agent, a controller, had to appear before the disciplinary council. He is accused of having violently held an intoxicated passenger by the neck, without a ticket, who tried to bite him. The disciplinary commission was finally postponed until early January by the transport network. “It would have been bad form to maintain it after the decision taken this Wednesday,” underlines a trade unionist.
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