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JUAN R, AGUILLEN
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MY NAME IS JUAN AGUILLEN, AND I WAS HIRED BY AMTRAK ON 9-25-2007 AS A MATERIAL CONTROL CLERK. I WAS HIRED BY TODD THOMAS(WAREHOUSE/MANAGER)AND ALSO BY SUE VENTERNELLI(HUMAN-RESOURCES)IN OAKLAND,CALIFORNIA. I WAS HIRED WITHOUT A VALID CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE APPLICATION STRONGLY INFORCED IT. I EXPLAINED TO TODD AND SUE THAT I DIDN'T DRIVE,AND THAT I DIDN'T POSSES ONE. THIS IS THE PART I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHY WAS I HIRED WITHOUT A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND THEN REPLACED BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ONE ALMOST 3 YEARS LATER. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD OF RETIRING WITH AMTRAK AND WAS VERY HAPPY I HAD A VERY GOOD JOB. I ENJOYED MY JOB SO MUCH, AND MOST OF ALL THE EMPLOYEES(MY CO-WORKERS).MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHY WAS I HIRED, AND GIVEN HIGH HOPES OF MY FUTURE WORKING WITH AMTRAK, JUST TO BE REPLACED FOR A DECISION SOMEONE MADE DURING MY JOB INTERVIEW? I TRIED TALKING TO MY UNION REPRESNITIVE, AND HE WAS NO HELP AT ALL. THATS WHY I'M WRITING THIS LETTER. I DECIDED TO CHANGED JOBS JUST TO STAY WITH AMTRAK, SO I APPLIED FOR A JOB OPENING AS A "COACH CLEANER" IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. I WAS TOLD THERE THAT I NEEDED A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE. THERE ARE EMPLOYEES IN OAKLAND WORKING AS COACH CLEANERS, NOT EVEN 15 MLIES AWAY FROM SAN JOSE WORKING WITHOUT VALID LICENSE. I KNOW 3 OF THEM. I'M 56 YEARS OLD VIETNAM VETERAN THAT HAD A GREAT JOB JUST BE TAKEN AWAY BECAUSE SOMEONE WENT BEYOND AMTRAK POLICIES AND MADE THEIR OWN DECISION TO HIRE ME. I WAS REPLACED ON 2/2/2010, AND HAVE UNEMPLOYED EVER SINCE. I USED TO LOVE GOING TO WORK FOR AMTRAK EVERY MORNING. MY QUESTION TO YOU NOW IS "CAN ANYTHING BE DONE"? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TIME. JUAN
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