School bus strike averted
Posted April 30, 2011 3:19 pm.
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About 7,000 students – and their parents – can breathe easier now that a school bus strike has been averted.
CAW Local 4268 and Stock Transportation reached a deal on Saturday. The two sides have been in contract negotiations since September and drivers were scheduled to walk off the job on Monday.
“We’re pleased to have reached a tentative agreement after a challenging set of negotiations,” CAW Local 4268 President Debbie Montgomery said in a statment. “School bus service will continue as usual on Monday.”
The agreement is subject to ratification, and the vote is scheduled for Tuesday.
Stock Transportation serves the north and eastern parts of the city for the public, Catholic and French school boards. Those boards planned to send notes home suggesting parents make alternate plans to get their kids to class.
The union has said the main sticking point is compensation related to hours of service.
The details of Saturday’s agreement won’t be released until the vote is ratified.
