A strike that disrupted school bus service for Alaska’s second largest district for more than a month has ended, with union members ratifying a new contract.
Most school bus service for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District resumed Monday, a day after members of the Teamsters Local 959 voted to ratify a three-year contract negotiated with Durham School Services, Alaska Public Media reported. The district is roughly the size of West Virginia.
The local union in a statement said the contract “includes strong job protections and overall economic improvements, and tools to address safety issues at the workplace.”
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Union members went on strike Jan. 31, citing pay and safety issues as concerns. Both sides announced a tentative agreement had been reached last week.
Durham’s parent company, Illinois-based National Express, in a statement Monday confirmed the strike had ended.
“We are looking forward to continuing to transport our students to and from school safely each day,” the statement said.
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