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03/12/2010 - 5:45pm

First Student school bus drivers in Concord, Calif., voted overwhelming, 32-3, today in favor of representation by Teamsters Local 315 in Martinez. There are 42 workers in the bargaining unit.


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03/10/2010 - 1:48pm

We—school bus drivers, monitors and mechanics nationwide—are joining the Teamsters! We will be voting this month in our Teamster elections at First Student and Durham in California, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois and New Jersey! Keep checking this web site for the latest news!


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03/10/2010 - 1:45pm

Find out how Teamster drivers at First Student fought for fairness and won! Read more.


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03/08/2010 - 5:03pm

First Student school bus monitors in Memphis, Tennessee, have voted 55-1 to join Teamsters Local 984, which already represents about 277 drivers and mechanics at this location. The monitors joined the union seeking to raise standards to the level of their coworkers.


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03/08/2010 - 3:57pm

Teamster School Bus Drivers Become Member Organizers

In April 2007, Lori Polesel and Becky Finch celebrated a big victory. The drivers, along with their coworkers at the First Student yard in Wallkill, New York, had voted to join Teamsters Local 445.

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03/05/2010 - 3:53pm

School bus drivers and attendants in Verona, Wisconsin, are the first group of First Student workers in the state to join the Teamsters Union, after voting in favor of representation by Teamsters Local 695 in Madison. There are 60 workers in the bargaining unit.


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03/04/2010 - 1:30pm

First Student drivers, mechanics and dispatchers in Berlin, Vermont, have voted overwhelmingly, 41-6, in favor of representation by Teamsters Local 597 in South Barre. The workers came together seeking respect, fairness and improved safety. There are 63 workers in the bargaining unit.


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03/03/2010 - 10:26am

Teamster representation has made a significant difference for school bus workers around the country, including Minnesota. Check out this flier to see how our First Student coworkers’ lives have improved on the job, before they’ve even negotiated a contract!


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03/01/2010 - 3:26pm

“Flasher passers,” drivers who pass school buses with their extended stop signs and red lights displayed, are committing serious offenses. One NBC station is reporting on these acts that pose a danger to school children and school bus workers. Click here to view the article and submit your comment.


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03/01/2010 - 2:01pm

First Student school bus drivers in Duxbury, Massachusetts, are the latest group of school bus workers to join the Teamsters Union in New England.

 

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