Overview
- The Teamsters said they reached a tentative agreement with First Student that avoids a nationwide bus driver strike, pending member ratification.
- The union says the deal improves retirement benefits, expands access to health care, and adds contractual protections for drivers.
- The strike had been authorized for more than 17,000 First Student drivers as the national contract approached expiration.
- Parents and school districts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts had warned that a walkout would leave many students without rides and force families to scramble.
- First Student said it remained ready to bargain in good faith and called the threatened strike unnecessary and impermissible.