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Big Win for School Bus Drivers
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:32 pm
by Turkeytop
Locals 7065, 9414 • School bus drivers’ strikes pay off
When their employers refused to provide them with a fair share of provincial funding increases, school bus drivers in two Quebec communities hit the streets. Their strikes quickly paid off. After a one-week dispute, school bus drivers in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Local 9414) won a five-year contract with gains including 18% wage hikes and a bonus based on government funding levels. Bus drivers in Sept-Îles (Local 7065) maintained their picket line for nearly a month until they achieved a five-year deal with total wage hikes of 21.5%.
https://usw.ca/bargaining-successes-3/
Re: Big Win for School Bus Drivers
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:46 pm
by Mega Hertz
Rate This is popping bottles.
Re: Big Win for School Bus Drivers
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 11:30 pm
by Rate This
Mega Hertz wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:46 pm
Rate This is popping bottles.
As a former School Bus Driver in Ann Arbor who left about 6 months before they unionized in 2018... good for these folks and given the hands tied behind your back nature of the job they deserve it and then some.
Re: Big Win for School Bus Drivers
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 9:08 am
by craig11152
The biggest leap in our most recent CBA in my opinion (Ann Arbor Schools, Durham Transportation, Teamsters Local 243) was a jump from a 20 hour weekly guarantee which most drivers exceeded anyway, to a 30 hour weekly guarantee that I think a lot of drivers don't exceed.
For clarification if my combined morning and afternoon runs only add up to 25 or 26 hours in a week I will get paid for 30 . I don't have sit around waiting to clock out each day at the 6 hour mark. I go home after my route is finished and no matter what they will pay me for at least 30 hours.
Re: Big Win for School Bus Drivers
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 9:40 am
by Rate This
craig11152 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2023 9:08 am
The biggest leap in our most recent CBA in my opinion (Ann Arbor Schools, Durham Transportation, Teamsters Local 243) was a jump from a 20 hour weekly guarantee which most drivers exceeded anyway, to a 30 hour weekly guarantee that I think a lot of drivers don't exceed.
For clarification if my combined morning and afternoon runs only add up to 25 or 26 hours in a week I will get paid for 30 . I don't have sit around waiting to clock out each day at the 6 hour mark. I go home after my route is finished and no matter what they will pay me for at least 30 hours.
It’s about time… being guaranteed 4 hours a day was always a problem.