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NSTA: Statement from AFL-CIO contains 'reckless characterizations'

October 4, 2010

NSTA presents counterpoints to several assertions from a recent statement by the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. Topics include regulatory oversight, emissions standards, unemployment insurance benefits, background checks and special-needs training.

School board votes not to outsource

September 16, 2010

Connecticut district won’t contract out its transportation services this year, although board members say that they may revisit the idea next year.

Union tries to stop outsourcing of bus service

July 8, 2010

School bus drivers for a Connecticut district launch a petition drive calling for a public hearing before any vote is held by the school board on whether to contract out transportation.

SEIU leader steps down

April 20, 2010

Andy Stern has helmed the union, which represents an estimated 18,000 school bus drivers across the nation, for the past 14 years. He is credited with doubling SEIU's membership and helping elect Barack Obama to the presidency. Some see Stern as a divisive figure.

Bus driver union agrees to wage freeze

April 19, 2010

Teamsters branch at a New Jersey school district accepts a hold on pay increases for the 2010-11 school year to help alleviate the district’s budget crisis. Administrators also agree to a wage freeze, contingent upon the school budget passing.

School bus workers speak out for livable wages

October 1, 2008

HARTFORD, Conn. — Unionized school bus drivers and monitors here testified in late August at a public hearing to ensure that the city’s living wage o...

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