We’re voting in our Teamster elections next week in Illinois! We’re voting on September 8 at First Student in Belvidere and on September 10 at Durham in Antioch. Read more.

Congratulations to Teamster drivers Michelle Tate and Daisy Walker, with First Student in Naperville, Illinois! Tate and Walker have received the “Safe Driver Award of Honor” from the National Safety Council, for driving a minimum of 15 years or 250,000 miles without a preventable accident. Read more.

It’s back to school time! And that’s a good time to focus on school bus safety. James Smith, a First Student driver in Fairbanks, Alaska, and member of Teamsters Local 959, recently competed in the NSTA School Bus Driver International Safety Competition. Read more.

School bus drivers and monitors with First Student in Jefferson City, Missouri, have voted to ratify their first Teamster contract. The 112 workers who organized in October achieved a strong Teamster contract after a final 16-hour negotiation session. Read more.

What makes a good driver? Deb Spruytte knows. The First Student driver and Teamsters Local 838 member from Olathe, Kansas, recently competed in the NSTA School Bus Driver International Safety Competition. Here’s what she had to say:
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Michelle Schurz, a driver for First Student in Grand Junction, Colorado, and a member of Teamsters Local 455, recently won big at the 40th annual NSTA School Bus Driver International Safety Competition held in St. Louis, Missouri. Read more.

Congratulations to all the Teamster school bus drivers who recently competed in the NSTA School Bus Driver International Safety Competition. Michelle Schurz, a First Student driver from Grand Junction, Colorado, and a member of Teamsters Local 455, placed the highest in the competition. Read more.

Mechanics with First Student in St. Anns, Ontario, recently voted unanimously to ratify their first Teamster contract. The contract covers 10 mechanics and includes wage increases, health and welfare gains, first-time tool allowances, a grievance procedure and more. Read more.

Susan Reeves, a First Student shop steward, was recently featured in the Teamsters Local 959 newsletter. Read more.

School bus mechanics with First Student in Nashua, New Hampshire, have voted to join Teamsters Local 633 in Manchester, bringing all of the First Student school bus workers at this location under Teamster representation. Read more.