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Newsby Wes PlattAugust 30, 2023

New York Bracing for School Bus Staff Strike with Academic Year Ahead

If negotiations fail between the union and school bus contractors, a strike could affect 80,000 students in the five boroughs.

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Newsby Christy GrimesApril 6, 2023

Bargaining for Better Wages: School Bus Worker Union News Roundup

Union members across the country call for higher wages and better benefits.

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NewsJanuary 18, 2022

New Mexico School District Gets Air-Conditioned School Buses

The purchase was part of the Las Cruces Transportation Federation Local No. 6341 bus driver union's negotiations that led to a one-day strike in October 2021. The STS-NM general manager said the buses would be replaced no matter what.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2019

New York School Bus Drivers Authorize Strike

Bus drivers with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 approve a strike after lawmakers fail to include job protections in the new state budget.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserOctober 15, 2018

Rhode Island School Bus Driver Strike Ends

First Student and the drivers’ union agree on a contract that includes enhanced healthcare and retirement benefits as well as increased wages, ending an 11-day strike.

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NewsOctober 15, 2018

5 Rhode Island School Buses Destroyed by Fire

Officials are investigating the blaze at a First Student bus yard, and are considering the cause suspicious at this time.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserOctober 1, 2018

Mayoral Candidate Pays for Special-Needs Student's Ride to School During Bus Strike

Dee Dee Whitman, a mayoral candidate for Providence, Rhode Island, sees a story about a student who uses a wheelchair having to miss school due to a driver strike. She pays for a van to take him to school the following day. 

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Will Teacher Strike Gains Impact Pupil Transportation?

The recent teacher strikes illustrate how much of what happens with transportation staff members can benefit from — or be at the mercy of — gains or losses for teachers.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 10, 2018

Los Angeles School Bus Drivers, Support Staff Cancel Strike Plans

A one-day work stoppage is called off after the union and school district take steps to resolve labor practice issues and reach an agreement on wage increases.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 7, 2018

After 1 Walkout Ends, Quebec Braces for Broader School Bus Strike

Nearly 2,200 school bus drivers from 44 federated unions in Quebec plan to go on strike on May 15. The news comes on the heels of a local walkout in April.

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