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Teamsters Local 853 Make History at First Transit
Workers at First Transit, Inc. in Redwood City, California who are members of Teamsters Local 853, ratified a first contract on May 11. The contract, which covers Dispatchers and Supervisors, is the first of its kind for the Teamsters Union. …
Antelope Valley Transit Authority Again Inserts Itself into Labor Dispute; Posts Inaccurate Statement on Website Threatening Disadvantaged Bus Riders
(LANCASTER, Calif.) – Since March 2017, Teamsters Local 848 bus drivers who are jointly employed by the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) and their contractor Transdev have conducted Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strikes to protest their employers’ flagrant and continued …
Driving Up Standards at the Minnesota State Capitol
(ST. PAUL, Minnesota) – Last month, members from Teamsters Locals 120 and 638 headed to the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul to voice support on legislation that would extend unemployment insurance to school bus workers during the summer months. …
Teamsters Local 745 Ratifies New Contract with First Student
(DALLAS, Texas) – Members of Teamsters Local 745 unanimously ratified a first contract with First Student Transportation in Lewisville, TX on March 31, 2017. Local 745 organized the 381 school bus monitors and drivers that service The Colony and Lewisville …
Niagara Falls Coach Lines School Bus Monitors To Join Teamsters Local 264
(NIAGARA FALLS, New York) – Fifty school bus monitors working for Niagara Falls Coach Lines have voted to join Teamsters Local 264. The final margin was 41-2 in favor of joining the union. Wages were among the biggest concerns for …