Tuesday, October 09, 2012 10:41:00 PM
DOE's OPT wants less $ invested in bussing but we need more! We need a School Bus Bill of Rights.
Please help get out the word about this week day event to dramatize our serious anger with a touch of humor:
Long School Bus routes that...
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 10:27:00 PM
Thanks to all who attended PIST meeting in Queens held Oct 6. We decided to support events such as the following 4:
1. Weds 10/10/12
New York City Council Hearing:
School Bus Service in NYC: Is DOE Meeting the Need?
1:00 p.m....
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Thursday, September 13, 2012 6:26:00 PM
Please click on Events page for 9-19-12 parent press conference on busing.
There is much to write about...This website has been neglected
but will be updated soon.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011 12:08:00 PM
On December 6, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181-1061 gave a rebuttal to NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s false announcement (Nov. 18) of an impending citywide school bus strike. The billionaire politician’s attempt to turn parent anger against...
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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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