Progress in Veolia, union contract talks
Photo credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas | Michael Setzer, right, a vice president of Veolia Transportation, speaks with a Long Island Bus rider at the Roosevelt Field bus stop. (Nov. 9, 2011)
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LI Bus goes private
A day after the Nassau legislature approved a private takeover of bus service in the county, the company said it is close to finishing the hiring and training of 900 employees and that safety inspections of the bus fleet are nearly complete.
Veolia Transportation, of Lombard, Ill., also said it is negotiating with the union representing bus workers, and that it is "optimistic" about reaching...
