School Bus Members Ratify Contract with First Mile Square

Celebrating the ratification win are, from the left: President Tony Utano, Danny D’Amato, Frank McCann, VP Peter Rosconi, First Mile Square Chair Evelyn Castillo, and Division Chair Gus Moghrabi.
Celebrating the ratification win are, from the left: President Tony Utano, Danny D’Amato, Frank McCann, VP Peter Rosconi, First Mile Square Chair Evelyn Castillo, and Division Chair Gus Moghrabi.

Local 100 members at the Yonkers-based School Bus Company, First Mile Square, have ratified a new three year contract in landslide fashion.  The tally was 282 in favor and only 7 against.  An agreement in principle was actually reached late last year just 48 hours before the union was poised to strike the company. Union officers and attorneys worked for the past few months finalizing language. The contract provides three annual wages increases and is retroactive to September 1, 2017. It expires on June 30, 2020. The voting took place from 6AM and 4PM on Friday, April 4th at 3 separate locations.

The big issue for First Mile Square workers was to reach parity with TWU’s other big Westchester School Bus company, Royal Coach, which was accomplished. First Mile Square workers transport students in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Mamaroneck.