Replacement bus drivers and matrons are running some public school bus routes in NYC as a strike enters its ninth day.
A heavy police presence could be seen at a bus depot in Travis, Staten Island Tuesday morning where striking workers had assembled.
It is the first time the buses have been rolling since the strike began. Approximately 30 buses had left the depot by 7 a.m.
The drivers are members of another one, Fox 5 News is reporting. The matrons were hired and trained on Monday.
Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 and bus company representatives met at Gracie Mansion on Monday to attempt to hammer out a deal. The only deal reportedly reached was to agree that Mayor Michael Bloomberg join the negotiations.
Drivers and matrons are asking for job security as the city puts contracts with the bus companies out for bidding.
City officials have said job protection is not legal.
(Source: MyFoxNY)
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The Unions pulling this shtick in the middle of the school year, especially in this cold weather have dug themselves into a deep dark hole. Employees don’t want to picket. Parents are furious, and no one has sympathy for the cause!
What will happen is what happened with the Air Traffic controllers strike. People can be replaced and the workers know this. I am surprised it took this long for any of them to cross the picket line.