Sunday, December 11, 2011 12:04:00 PM
Students with Disabilities have the right to a Free, Appropriate Public Education under federal law. Anyone who undercuts yellow busing is undercutting the delivery of this civil right. Not every neighborhood school has the services or...
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Thursday, November 24, 2011 9:36:00 PM
PIST was an invited guest at the monthly membership meeting of school bus drivers’, escorts’, and mechanics’ Local 1181 ATU on November 22. This was clearly NOT a meeting to hold a strike vote. The president went over the union’s...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 7:22:00 PM
Statement from ATU Local 1181 President Michael Cordiello
Although Mayor Bloomberg’s failure to put the safety of New York City children first makes a strike likely, there are no immediate plans for one. The issue here is getting...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 7:02:00 PM
The Chancellor's letter of 11/18/11 is painting a picture of rogue workers trying to deny our kids a ride to school for no good reason, but our experience has been that it is the DOE's own Office of Pupil Transportation which puts both the...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 7:01:00 PM
We are seeking ways to connect with families, activists and advocates of and for homeless students who may need busing in order to stay in one school as they move through the city’s shelter system. Busing should be helpful, not a new source of...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 6:59:00 PM
Outreach:
November 5 at Hostos College, PIST got to meet and greet education activists from the Bronx and beyond in an exciting workshop within the “People’s Assembly”. We thank the South Bronx Community Congress and other sponsors for...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 6:57:00 PM
PIST had our first 2011-12 meeting with the Amalgamated Transportation Union local leadership. A few things we learned:
The legislation to guarantee that pre-K and Early Intervention busing will be covered by an Employee Protection Provision, ...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 7:35:00 AM
The Citywide Council on Special Education’s October 20 public meeting for parents to address Office of Pupil Transportation reps was very interesting.
Again we saw: cases of very young children placed on buses with teens with severe...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:53:00 PM
The Public Advocate’s report came out on October 14, you can follow this link:
http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/schooltransportation
Please read it and use the feedback form.
We are glad that the office of Bill de Blasio listened...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011 8:47:00 PM
Fulton Houses Tenant Association presents:
School Bus Rights for
All Children Now!
--394 bus routes were cut in September 2011
--Many routes are too long, hot, or crowded
--Children miss hours of school every week because of...
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