First Student News

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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 - 1:45pm

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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03/05/2010 - 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 - 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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02/26/2010 - 3:07pm

School bus drivers with First Student in Carmichaels, Pa., have voted overwhelmingly, 22-4, to join Teamsters Local 491 in Uniontown, Pa. The 28 workers are looking forward to negotiating a Teamster contract that will provide for fairness and a better workplace.


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02/22/2010 - 5:16pm

We’re voting in our Teamster elections this week at Durham in Kansas City, Missouri, and at First Student in Verona, Illinois and Duxbury, Massachusetts. Keep checking out this page for vote results! We want to thank all of our coworkers at Durham, First Student and other bus companies nationwide for your overwhelming support!


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02/22/2010 - 11:20am

First Student school bus drivers and monitors in Council Bluffs, Iowa, have voted to join the Teamsters Union, seeking respect, fair wages and affordable health care. There are 83 workers in the bargaining unit.

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