Striking school bus drivers showed up at the Mat-Su school board meeting to let their grievances be heard.
PALMER, Alaska - The Mat-Su Borough School District could be one step closer to getting bus drivers back out on the roads and transporting students to schools.
The district hosted its school board meeting Wednesday with many on-strike school bus drivers in attendance.concerning the issues that they face. Both unionized and non-unionized drivers spoke, with drivers that were not of the union calling for those of the union to return to work., walking off the job after dropping students off at schools that morning.
Wednesday, the Teamsters called for Durham School Services to increase its safety measures, noting safety hazards they have witnessed such as coolant leaks, faulty fuel gauges, and drivers drinking untested water. “I want to go to a job where I’m not worried that the bus I’m driving is going to kill me or the kids I’m driving,” unionized bus driver Shawn Kelly said.
However, many non-union drivers claimed that several of the accusations union members have made are false, specifically referencing accusations that Durham provided service without a permit and that vehicle’s headlights were not properly aligned.The company and the union are expected to meet Thursday for continued negotiations. A
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