School bus drivers vote to join Teamsters Union

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – School bus drivers and monitors working for Durham School Services have voted to join the local Teamsters Union.

The drivers began the organizing effort after the Woodmore bus crash where six children died.

“After the accident, the drivers and monitors were concerned because there were still serious safety issues and the workers didn’t feel like they had a voice. That has been a big part of the organizing effort,” Local 327 President Joe Bennett said.

“What we saw on the buses, it just affected the drivers, monitors and students.”

The Teamsters already represent thousands of other Durham workers nationwide.