Dive summary:
- Garbage truck driver, David Jones, claims he was fired after refusing to drive a defective truck, which he claims was leaking hydraulic oil.
- Jones is now filing a suit against the city of Port Arthur in southeast Texas; he also posted a video on YouTube condemning the cities actions.
- Throughout the year a number of the trucks in the Port Arthur fleet have been broken down or been deemed unsafe, at one point, seven out of the 10 were out of service.
From the article:
A Port Arthur man claims he lost his job after his bosses allegedly retaliated against him for refusing to drive a defective garbage truck.
David Jones filed a lawsuit Sept. 12 in Jefferson County District Court against the city of Port Arthur.
In his complaint, Jones, a garbage truck driver, alleges he received orders on May 16 to not drive any defective garbage trucks.
Media reports state that the city of Port Arthur had a series of mechanical breakdowns in its garbage fleet. At one point, 7 out of 10 trucks were out of service.
So, when Jones was assigned a truck that he claims was leaking potentially flammable hydraulic oil on May 23, he refused to drive it, according to the complaint. ...
