{"id":41734,"date":"2017-08-29T10:44:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T14:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=41734"},"modified":"2017-08-29T10:44:10","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T14:44:10","slug":"njt-compliance-officer-says-he-was-fired-when-he-brought-up-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/njt-compliance-officer-says-he-was-fired-when-he-brought-up-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"NJT compliance officer says he was fired for bringing up safety concerns","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24759 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/njtransit2-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"151\" \/>BloombergPolitics<\/a> reports that fired New Jersey Transit (NJT) Compliance Officer Todd Barretta is claiming that he was fired when he pointed out shortcomings in safety in NJT&#8217;s rail and bus operations. NJT disputes Barretta&#8217;s claim and states that he was a disgruntled ex-employee who was suspended for misuse of a vehicle.<br \/>\nLast year, NJT had the most accidents among the 10 biggest U.S. commuter railroads. Federal regulators have also issued safety-violation notices to the railroad in recent months.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-08-25\/fired-nj-transit-compliance-officer-says-safety-advice-quashed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to read more from BloombergPolitics.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BloombergPolitics reports that fired New Jersey Transit (NJT) Compliance Officer Todd Barretta is claiming that he was fired when he pointed out shortcomings in safety in NJT&#8217;s rail and bus operations. NJT disputes Barretta&#8217;s claim and states that he was a disgruntled ex-employee who was suspended for misuse of a vehicle. 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