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The Bus Stops Here: NY Passes Bill For School Bus Employee Protections
School bus workers in New York City are cheering the return of employee protections that for decades had protected middle-class jobs in their industry. In the 1970s, New York City enacted the original Employee Protection Provision (EPP) to guarantee school bus …
STA School Bus Workers in New Jersey Choose Teamsters Union
(PINEBROOK, N.J.) – More than 150 school bus workers who transport students for Student Transportation of America (STA) in Pine Brook, New Jersey, have voted decisively to join Teamsters Local 102 in Springfield Township. The drivers and monitors stood united …
School Bus Workers at Latino Express Stand Strong to Win Teamster Contract
(CHICAGO) – School bus drivers represented by Teamsters Local 777 in Lyons, Ill., have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a first contract agreement at Latino Express, a subcontractor for Chicago Public Schools. The new contract marks a major victory for the …
Durham School Services to Bargain with Teamsters in Santa Rosa County, Florida
(WASHINGTON) – More than three years after Durham School Services bus drivers and monitors voted overwhelmingly for union representation in Santa Rosa County, Fla., Teamsters Local 991 announced the company has agreed to meet at the bargaining table beginning July …
Teamsters Strike San Diego First Transit Buses
Over 300 Teamsters Local 542 members performing paratransit transit service (including bus drivers, fuel/washers, mechanics, and reservationists) for First Transit in San Diego turned down the company’s last and final contract offer on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Drivers, fuel/washers, mechanics …