Bus Strike Enters Week 2 : District Considers Private Company
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Officials of the Pulaski County School
District say they`re considering a contract with a private company
to provide students with rides to school. The district is coping
with a school-bus drivers` strike that enters its second week
today.
After a weekend of meetings, the striking bus drivers said they
planned to remain on picket lines today. They also asked for help
in their confrontation with the district. Officials of the union,
called the Pulaski Association of Support Staff, issued a
statement. It asked for help from all those who support the rights
of hard-working poor Arkansans.
District Superintendent Don Henderson said officials of the
district issued a request last week for contract proposals from
private companies. He said entering into such a contract would be a
last resort if the strike continues.
