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ATU representatives urge Charles County to address contractor labor practices, allege anti‑union retaliation
Summary
Two Amalgamated Transit Union speakers used the public‑comment period to say several Charles County bus contractors have refused to bargain with unionized drivers and that workers face retaliation and unfair‑labor charges. They urged the county and school system to consider how contracting decisions affect drivers and student transportation.
Representatives from the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) used the Board of Education public‑comment period on May 13 to press district and county officials to address labor disputes at contracted school‑bus companies, saying multiple employers refused to bargain with drivers and that workers face retaliation.
Naya Banks, an ATU organizer, told the board that beginning after a Wildcat strike in 2021 the union organized drivers at nine Charles County bus contractors. She said three companies have agreed to bargain and six are the subject of…
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