NYC schools, parents brace for possible school bus strike
Photo credit: Linda Rosier | Union workers rally at City Hall over a possible school bus strike. (Jan. 5, 2013)
New York City schools and parents are bracing for a possible strike by bus drivers and bus attendants who say the city's call for contract bids without employee protections threatens their jobs as well as student safety.
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott detailed a contingency plan for the 152,000 students who would be affected, including issuing MetroCards, reimbursing parents for miles driven...
