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spanky
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USA
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 Posted - 01/18/2002 : 03:14:46 AM
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I want to poll others to find out what the pay & benifits are out there. To be fair, let me tell you what we are at.
1. First of all we are a Non-Union school district ( thats another topic)
2. are school district is a class B school
3. are school district is in one of the more affluant communities here in michigan.
4. we all are classified as part time employees - drivers are the only ones classified this in our entire school, everyone else, janitorial, cooks, grounds, clerical,maintenance, mechanic, and faculty are full-time and recieve bennifits.
5. guarenteed only 10 hours per week. this is based on one trip in am and one pm run. Does not count field trips
6. your first year driving you start out at $14.55 per run.
7. at your 3rd year you are now at $17.95 per run
8. Field trips we are paid $12.25 per hour from the time you leave the school and untill the time you return. Plus meals.
9. we do not recieve benifits, nor (according to the school) can we buy or co-pay.
Yes, we all accept the fact that at our school district you can not make a living at driving bus.
I would like to know what else is out there, so please respond. Thanks
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kd4jfd
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 01/18/2002 : 09:56:18 AM
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Here in GA we are considered full-time employees, and are eligeable for state health insurance and retirement. We also earn 1 1/4 sick days and 1/4 personal day per month.
Edited by - kd4jfd on 01/26/2002 05:37:07 AM |
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Rich
Top Member
United States
5768 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2002 : 12:53:52 PM
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My bus company's drivers are all union, they recieve the following:
1-2 Weeks Vacation
2 Sick Days
Benefits (if full time)
$9.00-$13.00 depending on seniority
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Rich
Top Member
United States
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Posted - 01/18/2002 : 12:55:19 PM
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I'll try to find out more for you!
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MamaLoca
Advanced Member
USA
400 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2002 : 2:48:05 PM
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We are currently Non-Union although we have been Union in the past. We are in a fairly affluent community although our tax rate is reasonable in the neighborhood of 17.00 per thousand depending on which town within the district you live in.
We have a reasonably comprehensive contract the base of which came from our Union days. Although we have been able to build on it since we formed the "Canandaigua School Bus Driver's Association".
- Non-Route Drivers (substitutes) start at around 9.50 per hour which is also our trip rate.
- Regular and Partial Route Driver's (both considered Part Time) start at 10.00 all the way up to 18.00 per hour.
Regular RD's do double runs am and pm and are garaunteed 4 hours per day. Partial RD's are garaunteed 3 hours per day.
- The Districts uses a somewhat complicated formula to calculate their contribution towards Health Insurance. (a percentage of the most popular plan, they offer 5 plans, Non, Partial & Regular RD's have progressively greater % of District contribution)
- We have a set greivance proceedures, although we lost the right to "Binding Arbitration" some time ago. No matter the case the Superintendant and School Board have the final say
- Our training pay rate is 8.50 per hour Although your initial training for your CDL is unpaid.
There are other smaller points but this is the jist of the document.
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busdrivinwoman
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 01/19/2002 : 10:29:28 AM
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We have substitute drivers, regular drivers of 4 hours and regular drivers of 5 hours. When I started as a sub the pay then was $9.91 an hour. I'm sure it has been raised since then. I have now been driving for 6 years, at a 4 hour contract, making $13.15 an hour. All regular drivers get accumulated sick time and 3 paid personnel days a year. I just became a 5 hour driver a few weeks ago which entitled me to get medical, dental, vision and life insurance. Our 4 hour contracted drivers aren't entitled to this. On field trips we make the same wage as we do during our contracted hours.
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ridge runner
New Member
8 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2002 : 5:35:18 PM
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MILK MONEY
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Holly
Active Member
USA
32 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2002 : 1:42:03 PM
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Here in Illinois, at least from what I know about a number of school districts, it just depaends. Most school district drivers are considered part time but are given very good benefits. I don't how many are union, but I do know one one very large school district in Elgin that has a union for its drivers. I think they may even belong to the Teachers union. If I'm wrong about that, I stand corrected.
Most school bus companies don't have great benefits, but thet are getting better because the competion is tuff, and it's becoming a three ring circus. That means that there are really only a couple carriers in the area.
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UncleNeal
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 01/29/2002 : 09:45:17 AM
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Our drivers start at $ 14.44 per hour, with a 7 hour daily guarantee. We receive full benefits for ourselves, and a reduced rate for spouses, children, etc. We work September through June, and the summer is only as needed. We compete with places like Los Angeles Unified School District, so they try to keep our drivers relatively well paid. Our overtime is paid at time and a half for anything over 8 hours a day and weekends. The drivers and all classified employees (painters, carpenters, grounds care, etc.) are in the same union. It is not bad, but of course we hope for better.
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