 A pair of incidents involving city bus drivers is prompting their union 
to call for increased safety protocols. Local Union President Sheila 
Kivisto says one verbal incident three weeks ago has resulted in one 
female being placed on a leave and on Tuesday, another female driver was
 physically assaulted. Kivisto says driver abuse numbers across the 
country and in Thunder Bay are on the rise and it's not just female 
drivers who are the targets.
A pair of incidents involving city bus drivers is prompting their union 
to call for increased safety protocols. Local Union President Sheila 
Kivisto says one verbal incident three weeks ago has resulted in one 
female being placed on a leave and on Tuesday, another female driver was
 physically assaulted. Kivisto says driver abuse numbers across the 
country and in Thunder Bay are on the rise and it's not just female 
drivers who are the targets. 
 
