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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
Our 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.
Our 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.

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