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Dozens of bus drivers and union leaders urge SFUSD to protect jobs and health benefits
Summary
More than a dozen public commenters—including school bus drivers and union representatives—told the board that contract changes have left drivers without health insurance and wages during the pandemic and urged the district to intervene or fund solutions; speakers stressed safety, continuity for special-needs routes and equity.
A lengthy public-comment block at Tuesday's SFUSD board meeting focused on school bus drivers who said contract changes have led to layoffs and the loss of health benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiple current and former drivers, speaking on behalf of SMART Local 1741 and as individuals, described decades of service and training, and urged the district to reconsider decisions that outsourced work to alternative transportation vendors or new platforms. Speakers said other Bay Area districts are continuing to pay drivers and preserve benefits; they asked SFUSD either to negotiate…
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