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first applied for a job at abm? >> yes. >> it asks, "have you ever been convicted of a crime?" and that's blank. did you leave that blank? >> yes. >> where it says, "if yes, please explain," did you leave that blank? >> yes. >> why is the application not fully filled out? >> because i wanted the job. >> bergman: vasquez had been working for abm for nearly a year when those anonymous letters started to arrive, alleging he had assaulted other janitors, including a woman named erika. >> bergman: morales never went to the police to complain about vasquez, but she would become the lead plaintiff in that eeoc class action lawsuit with 20 other women. they alleged the company did not protect them from sexual harassment, assault, and rape by vasquez and more than a dozen other men working for abm. >> that's a huge number of bad actors, which really pointed to the systematic problem that we saw, and the failure of the company to really hold their managers and employees accountable that harassment is not tolerated in the work
first applied for a job at abm? >> yes. >> it asks, "have you ever been convicted of a crime?" and that's blank. did you leave that blank? >> yes. >> where it says, "if yes, please explain," did you leave that blank? >> yes. >> why is the application not fully filled out? >> because i wanted the job. >> bergman: vasquez had been working for abm for nearly a year when those anonymous letters started to arrive, alleging he had...
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. >> reporter: the employee of abm electrical and lighting was working alone and parked his truck withpicker lift to one of 18,000 streetlights. part of the city contract that had been farmed out. the truck had been parked far from the curve. did this vehicle have cones in front of it flashers on anything like that? because it is in the flow of traffic. >> i have no knowledge of that and right now it remains as we found it. >> reporter: a representative from abm showed up at the scene. but declined to talk on camera. >> that was chuck coppola reporting. now we want to let b.a.r.t. commuters know something. we now know when b.a.r.t. will shut down the transbay tube for repairs. b.a.r.t. says it needs to repair a critical section between san francisco and oakland. it's the equipment that allows trains to switch tracks. this closure happens over two weekends. the weekend of august 1st and 2nd and again during labor day weekend, september 5 through 7. b.a.r.t. will provide a limited bus bridge during the closures. >>> we have new problems for the troubled bay bridge. this is a live look fr
. >> reporter: the employee of abm electrical and lighting was working alone and parked his truck withpicker lift to one of 18,000 streetlights. part of the city contract that had been farmed out. the truck had been parked far from the curve. did this vehicle have cones in front of it flashers on anything like that? because it is in the flow of traffic. >> i have no knowledge of that and right now it remains as we found it. >> reporter: a representative from abm showed up at...
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Jun 25, 2015
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the vehicle belongs to abm electrical and lighting which was hired by another company on tear ra, which is under contract with san jose to convert existing streetlights to l.e.d.s although the truck was parked in a traffic lane, its hazard lights were off and there were no safety cones in the lane or around the truck. adding to the mystery, all of the workers' safety gear including his helmet, vest and body harness was evidently still packed way in his vehicle. it was taken out and photographed by a cal/osha investigator. if he was in the basket it was apparent without safety gear. >> don't know what would have caused the fall at this point. that will be determined by osha and the coroner's office whether it was an accident or maybe a medical problem that caused the fall. >> reporter: this afternoon abm said their hearts go out to the victim's family and they are conducting their own internal investigation of what happened here. in addition to the coroner's investigation in cal/osha which we already mentioned. the company also said it is reviewing all of its safety procedures for all of
the vehicle belongs to abm electrical and lighting which was hired by another company on tear ra, which is under contract with san jose to convert existing streetlights to l.e.d.s although the truck was parked in a traffic lane, its hazard lights were off and there were no safety cones in the lane or around the truck. adding to the mystery, all of the workers' safety gear including his helmet, vest and body harness was evidently still packed way in his vehicle. it was taken out and photographed...
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it is to radically raise abms. -- premiums. reporter: maybe not some of the right argue, insisting they will try to repeal and replace. especially if they can elect a republican president. >> we have got to find a way to get these rates down our nobody will be able to afford it. reporter: you could argue in some way that ironically there is a small victory for the gop in all of this. the candidates running for office can now continue to run on that very platform to undo the law. and energize the base in the meantime. it will be an interesting usage of this law a into the fall. tomorrow another busy day. we will be awaiting what could be a ruling on another huge issue, gay marriage. we will have live reports rapid a. -- throughout the day. maureen: abc 7 news has extended coverage of the health care ruling today, including the presidents rose guard statement about it on wjla.com. leon: other controversies brewing today on the hill. the irs said it it race records of e-mails. russell george testified today before the house oversi
it is to radically raise abms. -- premiums. reporter: maybe not some of the right argue, insisting they will try to repeal and replace. especially if they can elect a republican president. >> we have got to find a way to get these rates down our nobody will be able to afford it. reporter: you could argue in some way that ironically there is a small victory for the gop in all of this. the candidates running for office can now continue to run on that very platform to undo the law. and...
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quecayeralavimeo ya e, alparer, nolevabpuestningu corr o gahode surida --seabe q el oero trajaba ra laompaÑ "abm reptar ecaso la ainistcion de segiday sal ocupionalde ciforn takvbox anca -la piciacreeue elirotedeanoc en lautopta 4 la alturae bayoint,e deba represlias tre pdilla---la ctimaortalueideifica comopatria ochoa"e 19 os. ---laoven un acpaÑanviajan enu vehlo cudo fuerobaleas desdetro ao.---ucaso milarcurriel saba en lmismaona, dondun hore de0 aÑofalleclgo deecibiun impao de...
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. >> reporter: a representative from abm show up at the scene but declined to talk on camera. that company, abm has released a statement that reads in part at this point pending the completion of our review of the incident we do in the yet know all the details of how this occurred. we are carefully revisiting safety protocols with our electrical and lighting employees. the santa clara county coroner's office has not yet released the name of the victim. >> chuck, thank you. >>> it is official, b.a.r.t. will shut down all trans bay tube service for repairs this summer. be prepared for this b.a.r.t. says it needs to repair a critical section of the track between san francisco and oakland. specifically the equipment that allows trains to switch tracks. the closure will happen over two weekends. might want to note this. august 1st through august 2nd and during labor day weekend with the -- which is september 5th through september 7th. b.a.r.t. will provide a limited bus bridge during the closures but it is telling everyone to expect significant delays. >> all right, let's take you
. >> reporter: a representative from abm show up at the scene but declined to talk on camera. that company, abm has released a statement that reads in part at this point pending the completion of our review of the incident we do in the yet know all the details of how this occurred. we are carefully revisiting safety protocols with our electrical and lighting employees. the santa clara county coroner's office has not yet released the name of the victim. >> chuck, thank you....
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and what you doing to ensure the 2001 abm ms sunset is part of the discussion. >> there are two issues i don't hate anyone can argue that 2003 should hang around. the authorization to fight al qaeda and authorize his current activities that we could sunset to force does have a discussion i would like that baked into any other that we pass but leave law that limits fighting isis to those terms. but i am so appreciative of the work senator mccain has done and also senator flake. i have worries those limitations are not limitations that all or that we should put a box around the combat troops and i am worried the link which does not do that. i would be more comfortable with troop limitations are geographic limitations or language on forces if they let it come back to debate. it is the important starting point but to me it allows too much leeway for the next administration to take strategic steps that i deeply disagree with. there is an important debate of congress should be involved at all at the strategy or fed is only to name a enemy then get out of the way i argue there is a long histo
and what you doing to ensure the 2001 abm ms sunset is part of the discussion. >> there are two issues i don't hate anyone can argue that 2003 should hang around. the authorization to fight al qaeda and authorize his current activities that we could sunset to force does have a discussion i would like that baked into any other that we pass but leave law that limits fighting isis to those terms. but i am so appreciative of the work senator mccain has done and also senator flake. i have...