Seattle school bus drivers to strike on Wednesday
Bus drivers in Seattle will conduct a one-day strike on Wednesday, impacting all yellow school bus service in the Seattle School District.
Normally, we dont announce strikes ahead of time because the element of surprise is sort of part of the effectiveness, but in this case, we didnt want to do that to Seattle families, said Jaimie Fleming with Teamsters Local 174. We dont want parents to send their kids out to the end of street to a bus thats not going to come.
The union says First Student changed and implemented an inferior medical plan. Teamsters says it has been negotiating the terms of health care and retirement since July, and the vast majority of drivers do not have health care through their employer.
Bus service is expected to resume on Thursday, Nov. 30 but a longer strike is possible if a deal is not reached.
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