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Article: California First Student Workers Join Teamsters Union
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- October 16, 2008
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Galen Munroe of the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, +1-202-624-6904
SchoolBusDriversandAides in Irvine Unite for Improvements
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Student
school bus drivers and aides in Irvine, California who are seeking
improvements to wages, health care and treatment on the job, have
united by joining the Teamsters Union. By more than a 4-to-1 margin,
the workers voted to become members of Teamsters Local 952 in
Orange.
"I'm very happy to be a Teamster now," said Eva Sosa, a five-
year driver with First Student in Irvine. "We need wage increases
and better insurance. As Teamsters, I know we can solve a lot of the ...