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First Student
People
A life-saving school bus driver
The focus and reflexes of a member of Local 757 may have saved lives in a near-miss last month.
Union Organizing
First Student Corvallis bus drivers stay union
Workers reject a decertification effort in a 41-to-21 vote.
Union Organizing
Gresham-Barlow bus drivers vote out union
OSEA says First Student management interference may have tainted the election.
Union Organizing
Outsourced school bus drivers vote to rejoin Oregon School Employees Association
They were union before Winston-Dillard School District outsourced student transportation in 2013
Jobs
Appeals court: Central Point School District broke the law when it outsourced bus service
Consultant just “assumed” contractor would pay the same wages as the district.
Collective bargaining
Contract settlement averts school bus driver strike at Portland Public Schools
Deal reached after contractor First Student backed off a "two-tier" contract proposal.
Jobs
OSEA battles Parkrose plan to outsource school bus service
The school board will vote Feb. 24 on whether to contract out.
Portland
Portland JwJ stages six protests in six hours
Two busloads of union supporters participate in a roving protest for good jobs, no cuts.
Workers Rights
Going through the motions in bargaining
Bus contractor First Student is accused of playing games in bargaining with OSEA at South Umpqua.
Collective bargaining
Bus drivers at Portland Public Schools ratify deal at First Student
PPS drivers win temporary labor peace, but struggles continue at other units of First Student.
