Hundreds of school bus drivers, matrons and other members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 rallied outside of Governor Cuomo’s midtown offices to urge him to sign a bill that would restore a provision that protected wages and fringe benefits such as pensions and vacation time that was eliminated in 2012.
The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Robert Jackson, would restore the Employee Protection Provision that was eliminated in December 2012 during the Bloomberg administration. The provision guaranteed school bus workers’ seniority rights and compensation levels when a route was taken over by a new company.
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