New York City school bus drivers who serve more than 150,000 children have returned to work after a month-long strike.
Regular bus schedules resumed Wednesday on all 7,700 routes serving the nation’s largest public school system; 5,000 of those routes were affected by the strike.
Drivers and assistants known as matrons from the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 walked off the job Jan. 16, forcing students to take taxis, public transportation or car services to and from class.
The strike affected 152,000 of the city’s 1.1 million schoolchildren. Many children who take the bus are disabled or have no other easy way to get to school.
Union officials called off the strike Friday after leading mayoral candidates promised to address job security issues if elected.
(AP)
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im so glad the strike is over, but maybe OPT should of called us parents and let us know that the regular buses are coming. my son is stranded yet again, bec the replacement bus deleted him from their route and the old bus never came and doesnt have him on their route, so tell me where is the yshrus? why do special needs kids have to suffer sooo much??!!
So if all 7,700 routes are back in service, why are some schools (e.g. Chaim Berlin) still not providing service?
Chaim Berlin provided service for my son this morning.
To: LBK
Chaim Berlin had morning pickup today. They came on time. There was no afternoon pickup because the younger grades were let out early & the older grades went on a snow tubing trip.