Today's apparent "sick out" by an estimated 10-percent of LA Metro's bus drivers has seemingly left EVERYONE in a bad position.  Tens of thousands of Metro bus riders were inconvenience by late or no-show buses ... while the drivers themselves claim that the safety situation has become so bad for them, they're fearing for their lives every time they settle into the drivers seat.

So in an exclusive conversation that you'll only here on KNX, chief correspondent Charles Feldman talked with Metro's chief of operations, Conan Cheung ... and asked him about the effects of today's labor action.