Press Advisory: Mile Square School Bus Workers To Demand Wage Parity, Safe Work Environment, An End to Management Bully Tactics
What: Workers at Mile Square School Bus – the company that provides a substantial portion of student transportation for the Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle public schools – will be out in force March 6, 2014 to demand wage parity with other Yonkers-based companies, and to protest deteriorating working conditions and management intimidation.
The company’s 600 Drivers, Matrons and Mechanics – members of Transport Workers Union Local 100 – will also voice dissatisfaction over the lack of progress on contract negotiations. The largely Hispanic workforce earns anywhere from $2.00 - $3.50 per hour less than other Westchester-based school bus companies.
Poor conditions include unheated crew rooms and restroom facilities, and non-working toilets.
The Union is also facing off with management for bullying workers into taking unsafe buses onto the road, in violation of the State DMV’s 19-A Safety Inspection regulations.
Where: Outside Mile Square Yonkers Depot, 700 Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10703
When: Thursday, March 6, 2014, 8:45am.
Who: TWU Local 100 union officials, including Administrative Vice President Angel Giboyeaux, TWU Local 100 members from Mile Square, officials of the Yonkers Teachers Union and CSEA.
Contact:
Jim Gannon, TWU Local 100
212-873-6000 x 2062
Cell 646-256-5982