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Several San Diego First Student bus lines shut down as IBT 542 union drivers go on strike

Several San Diego First Student bus lines shut down as IBT 542 union drivers go on strike
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/25/bus-drivers-strike-...
By Debbi Baker | 8:51 a.m. May 25, 2016

First Transit bus drivers strike in front of company headquarters in Kearny Mesa Wednesday morning. — John Gastaldo

Solidarity Needed Oakland First Student Bus Drivers Under Attack!

Solidarity Needed
Oakland First Student Bus Drivers Under Attack!

First Student school bus drivers in Oakland have been fighting their bosses for a contract since November 2014 to try to win a living wage.

Their wages are substandard. The starting wage is $15 / hour and many drivers have to work other jobs to survive. Meanwhile First Student transit workers in San Francisco are making double their wages for doing the same job. But the management refuses to give a wage increase!

First Student School Bus President In Secret Memo Tells Bosses To Cut Safety For Big Bonuses Exposed In St. Louis

First Student School Bus President In Secret Memo Tells Bosses To Cut Safety For Big Bonuses Exposed In St. Louis
Internal memo exposes incentives to cut safety corners on First Student buses-Exposed In St. Louis
http://news.yahoo.com/video/internal-memo-exposes-incentives-cut-0458530...
KMOV 4 St. Louis Videos | 2:29 mins

ATU On First Transit, Veolia Transportation, and MV Transportation Privatization

ATU On First Transit, Veolia Transportation, and MV Transportation Privatization
http://www.atu.org/work/privatization

ATU 1443 Phoenix Bus drivers begin strike in some Phoenix suburbs against First Transit "We Are One"

ATU 1443 Phoenix Bus drivers begin strike in some Phoenix suburbs against First Transit "We Are One"
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/aug/01/us-arizona-bus-strike/
The Associated Press

Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 | 6:48 a.m.

Hundreds of bus drivers went on strike Thursday in several Phoenix suburbs, shutting down service that serves some 57,000 riders daily in the affected suburbs and on routes to other cities.

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