BATTLE OVER SCHOOL BUS SERVICE IN NEW YORK CITY FEBRUARY 1, 2007 – It seemed like an easy way to save millions of dollars: consolidate yellow school bus routes so New York City was no longer paying for buses for hundreds, if not thousands, of children who never actually rode them. But when the plan […]
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OFFICIALS SAY SCHOOL BUS SYSTEM HAS TIES TO MOB
April 23, 1995 – Former and current officials of the union and 14 companies negotiating a new contract for New York City’s school bus service have longstanding connections with organized-crime figures, according to court records and law enforcement authorities. Two representatives of the union, Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, have been co-defendants with […]
Continue readingSCHOOL BUSES, UNIONS AND THE MOB: A SPECIAL REPORT
SCHOOL BUSES, UNIONS AND THE MOB: A SPECIAL REPORT; SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTS GO TO COMPANIES WITH TIES TO MOB December 26, 1990 – Without competitive bidding, New York City consistently awards the most expensive school bus contracts in the nation, and many have gone to companies linked to suspected organized-crime figures. One company that transported […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON D.C. SUES GREYHOUND BUS FOR $216,000 IN UNPAID IDLING VIOLATIONS
Dozens of Greyhound buses roll in and out of Washington, D.C. each day. Greyhound Lines Inc. is a major bus company headquartered in Texas. It owns and operates buses that carry about 16 million passengers per year, through both its Greyhound and BoltBus brands. While they’re waiting to load and unload passengers and their bags, […]
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