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Concord School Board approves interim UAW contract to boost pay for bus drivers and monitors
Summary
The Concord School District board approved a one-year interim bargaining agreement with the UAW transportation unit, retroactive to Jan. 24, 2025, to raise pay for bus drivers and monitors and help address driver shortages; the district estimates the change will cost about $89,000 through June 30 and be covered from unexpended funds.
The Concord School District board on Jan. 24 approved an interim, one-year bargaining agreement with the UAW transportation unit that raises pay for bus drivers and bus monitors, a move administrators say is aimed at addressing a shortage of drivers that has forced the district to rely on third-party transportation.
The agreement, approved as “option B,” is retroactive to Jan. 24, 2025, and was described by district staff as a pay-scale modification for the remainder of the school year. “This is a one-year agreement for the remainder of this school year, and then we will negotiate for [a longer contract],” a district staff member, Mr. Dunn, said during the special board meeting. He said the district entered interim…
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