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"No laughing matter" for RTS & ATU--shining the light on injustice

Submitted by Abasi Kitt (photo: D'Srae Kitt) on Sun, 2015-08-16 13:51

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Hello. My name is Abasi Kitt. I’m currently a Transit Operator at the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA). During my first career with this company, I got an approval letter in early November 2009 and started training on November 30, 2009 as a city bus driver. By January 2010 I had completed training and had my own rout as a part-time operator. On September 20, 2010 I was a full-time operator. Driving city bus was and still is the best job that I ever had. I get to do something that I’m good at and get to help the community as well by shuttling people who need a ride to where they need to go.

On February 10, 2011 I took a Fire Fighter exam and scored 100%. Although I really liked my current job I had a feeling that I could better serve my community by being a firefighter. In the spring of 2013, the City of Rochester Fire Department contacted me about joining the summer recruit class of 2013. What that meant was that I would be a Conditional Firefighter on the condition that I passed a roughly six month academy class that had two parts. The first part being a medical because Rochester firefighters are now required to be emergency medical technicians (EMTs). The second part was regular firefighter stuff. Any how I knew that I had to get my affairs in order with my job at Regional Transit Service (RTS). At the time of my decision RTS was still under a contract book effective from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014. I believe we are still under that contract currently. On page 11, article 17 the last sentence said: “Employees off on a leave of absence shall not take any other employment without the consent of the Company and the Union." Upon understanding that I went to talk with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 282 President Jacques Chapman in the spring of 2013. I told him that I wanted to take a leave of absence to join the firefighter academy. He (Jacques Chapman) told me that I should lie to the company. He told me to tell the company that I was taking a leave for another reason. I didn’t agree with that. Later on that spring of 2013 I saw Janet P. Snyder who is the Director of Labor Relations at RTS. I told her about my ambitions to become a firefighter and requested to have a leave of absence. She said that she would get back to me. About a week later my direct manager; the Director of RTS Bus Operations Michael Capadano said that I have about two weeks to write him a resignation letter if I wanted to join the firefighter academy. So with a heavy heart I wrote my letter of resignation on June 23, 2013. My resignation was accepted July 3, 2013 and my last day of work was July 5, 2013.

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Abasi Kitt - Dibble & Miller, P.C. bill

Submitted by RIMC on Thu, 2015-08-13 09:45

The bill sent to Kitt demanding payment for services.

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Abasi Kitt - Dibble & Miller, P.C.

Submitted by RIMC on Thu, 2015-08-13 09:42

Law firm that bled Kitt dry.

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Abasi Kitt - UR medical doc

Submitted by RIMC on Thu, 2015-08-13 09:38

The medical document Kitt signed off on and gave to his lawyer 5 months before his lawyer told him he had no case based on that same document.

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Abasi Kitt - RTS policy regarding talking to the media

Submitted by RIMC on Thu, 2015-08-13 08:40

The RTS policy against talking to the media was emailed to Kitt.

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Abasi Kitt - union reply to the letter from FK&M to ATU

Submitted by RIMC on Thu, 2015-08-13 08:31

The union responds to Kitt's request for information.

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Abasi Kitt - letter from FK&M to ATU seeking info

Submitted by RIMC on Thu, 2015-08-13 08:25

Kitt hired an attorney to write the local union requesting a copy of the letter sent on his behalf to RTS by the union.

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Abasi Kitt - response from international union of ATU

Submitted by RIMC on Thu, 2015-08-13 08:16

Kitt receives a response from ATU's international union representative.

ATU intl response.pdf


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Abasi Kitt - letter to international union of ATU

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-12 21:43

Kitt reaching out to the international union.

letter to intl union.pdf


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Abasi Kitt - RTS full-time Aug. 2014

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-12 21:00

Kitt is promoted to full-time bus operator.

Kitt full time Aug 2014.pdf


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Abasi Kitt - RTS part-time Oct. 2013

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-12 20:54

Kitt becomes a part-time operator in Oct. 2013.

rts part time oct 2014.pdf


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Resident Facing Bank Eviction, Pledges to Stay in Her Home

Submitted by Take Back The Land Rochester (video: T. Forsyth) on Thu, 2015-08-06 22:21

See the original article here: http://takebackthelandroc.org/LizPledge

Watch Elizabeth McGriff's story:

Facing eviction, Liz McGriff vows to stay in home

Rochester resident, Elizabeth McGriff of 618 Cedarwood Terrace, facing eviction pledges to stay in her home with the support Take Back the Land Rochester. She has attempted to negotiate with Midfirst Bank to work out a fair settlement for her to stay in her home.  As early as August 7th 2015 Midfirst Bank with the backing force of the Rochester police department could remove Elizabeth and her children from their home of over fifteen years. Below is a letter from Elizabeth to Midfirst bank written in September of 2014 detailing her struggles with the bank.

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Abasi Kitt - terminated from RFD

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-05 16:51

Kitt is terminated from the Rochester Fire Department.

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Abasi Kitt - resigns from RFD

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-05 16:49

Kitt resigns from RFD.

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Abasi Kitt - resignation accepted

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-05 16:37

Kitt's letter of resignation was accepted.

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Abasi Kitt - hernia

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-05 16:36

Kitt gets a hernia; order to stop exercise.

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Abasi Kitt - RTS resignation letter

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-05 16:25

Kitt resigns.

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Abasi Kitt - leave of absense

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-05 16:15

RTS contract regarding leaves of absense.

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Abasi Kitt - accepted into RFD

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-05 16:07

Kitt welcomed into firefighting class.

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Abasi Kitt - civil service exams

Submitted by RIMC on Wed, 2015-08-05 16:00

Kitt scored a 100% on his firefighter exam.

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