The contract includes key union requests.
“It was crucial that this group win a strong contract to protect the school bus industry standard in Seattle, and these brand-new Teamsters’ solidarity and strength accomplished that goal,” Local 174 Secretary-Treasurer Rick Hicks said. “Zūm seems to generally be a good employer, but new equipment and a nice breakroom do not make up for underpaid employees with insufficient benefits.
The contract includes key union requests, including meaningful wage increases, improved medical coverage, union retirement, paid holidays, and grievance procedure. One big sticking point for the union was the ability to honor other union’s picket lines, and new language in the contract protects the workers ability to do so.
“Thankfully, after the Company was forced to realize their workers were willing to go on strike for a first contract, Zūm management stepped up to the plate and agreed to a contract our members were proud to vote for,” Hicks said. “This agreement is a victory for all involved and will continue to improve the lives of the people responsible for transporting our most precious cargo – our children.”
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