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Wake County NC school bus drivers go on strike

I collect old glass ware (old being the forties and fifties). The sad part is I am getting older, 68, and my grown kids say they don't want it. I also collected Hallmark Christmas ornaments for about 40 years. Those they want.
 
I was saying cite where Wake County bus drivers do not get paid holidays or insurance. You did not provide that citation.
since they are part time and hourly, they don't get paid for time they do not work....that includes holidays, time off, summers, etc.
Then show me that citation for Wake County drivers.
 
I was saying cite where Wake County bus drivers do not get paid holidays or insurance. You did not provide that citation.

Then show me that citation for Wake County drivers.
why would they need unemployment for holidays if they get pay for it? you aren't using common sense.
 
I collect old glass ware (old being the forties and fifties). The sad part is I am getting older, 68, and my grown kids say they don't want it. I also collected Hallmark Christmas ornaments for about 40 years. Those they want.
I love old glassware, especially milk glass, etc. My favorite antique furniture items are mahogany. My daughter wants all of it...she loves my furniture. It is sad when our kids don't share our love of things though....the town where I spend part of the year has the distinct habit of passing homes from one generation to another...almost all of the homes here have been inherited from one generation to the next....which is wonderful.
 
How on earth does pointing out their job duties make it childish? lol
Because you are ignoring the most difficult part of their job duties despite having it pointed out to you repeatedly.

Childish stuff.
 
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Mahogany is a beautiful wood. I have one piece that was handcrafted by my grandfather about 90 years ago. It is quite simple but the beauty of the wood is amazing. Also very heavy. My glass is a mixture of depression glass and Currier and Ives print tableware. Mostly very common, but some of it was gifted to me when I married 40 plus years ago. I have added to it over the years.
 
depression glass is very attractive and can be very valuable, depending on the piece. Yes, much to my husband's dismay mahogany is very heavy.....he always asks me....are you sure you want it here....lol
 
Irrelevant. They are paid per hour for 8 hours work. 2 routes or 10 is irrelevant.
Many are doing more than 8 hours work. They are doing 10 or more hours of work a day.
 
This post is the most telling of all.
Pretty much. Some people have no concept of what bus drivers and other school employees go through, have to put up with, have to at least know what to look for.

We informed the school and specifically informed my son's bus driver when he started having seizures because it would have been worse if she didn't know what was going on and he had a seizure on the bus, which would have likely caused some of the kids to panic even if his brother knew how to handle them relatively quickly. But I know from personal experience just driving the car when he has a seizure that it can be terrifying. Now could you imagine that happening when you are driving someone else's children. And it could honestly happen at any time. And that is one of dozens of things that could happen while taking care of other people's children, having their safety in your hands.
 
I agree. Which is why I correctly pointed out what their job duties are. Sit in a seat, driving around making frequent stops.
Watching children that aren't their own. Keeping them safe. Making sure that they get to where they need to be, whether school or home, safely.
 
And with what will you be negotiating? Please sir give us a raise? Let me know how that works out.
 
Those parents, like myself, feel the pinch and work to fix it, to correct it.

My family was affected by this specifically since we go to Wake County schools. We took them in and picked them up on Friday and Monday, although by yesterday they had most of the drivers back anyways. Today they had a day off (I think teacher work day to allow for voting). Tomorrow should be back to normal.
 
would anyone like to join me in this similar thread?


 
In mine it was teachers earning extra cash.
How would teachers be able to drive school buses for 3 different schools (which was normal even before the bus driver shortage) when each school is on different hours?

Now, maybe maintenance workers or cafeteria staff, but even that could be difficult.
 
They are making them work more routes, more hours, that is the point.
 
Apologies for being late to this but I agree with the above. What baffles me is why why anyone would consider it an inconvenience to have a chance for more time with one's children? I always considered the drive as quality time, but this was before smartphones came into play.
 
Watching children that aren't their own. Keeping them safe. Making sure that they get to where they need to be, whether school or home, safely.
rahi doesn't seem to realize that School bus drivers do a lot more then just drive the bus
they Baby sit for the time the kids are on the bus and everything else you said
and knowing some school bus drivers ( an ex girl friend was one ) and knowing everything they have to do besides driving the bus they should be getting a LOT more per hour then they do
Have a nice night
 
I don't know how it worked - I was more focused on star wars books and Tolkien - but I know one of my teachers and a school nurse both drove busses.
 
A teammate of mine is in the same bucket - having to trade off days with his wife to drive the kids.

Elections happen infrequently, as do annual budgets. More to the point, government workers shouldn't be allowed to strike and hold the entire population hostage as a negotiation tactic - it's public service, not be served by the public.
 
I'm all for negotiating a higher salary for yourself, but i draw the line on strikes.
So you're all for negotiating with no leverage whatsoever? Okay.
 
Who are the drivers an employee of? The county, or the bus company?
 
No a lot of cities contract out their school bus service i don't know if that is the case in this case or not
and we can all see your a typical conservative and don't care about people just want your taxes cut even if it means people who actually work for a living don't get paid what they should
Do you people realize that school bus drivers have to do several jobs all at one time
not only drive the bus but take care of the kids ( they baby sit , ) and they have full responsibility for every kid on that bus. a respectability a lot of people on here would never want.
if anything happens to somebodies kid while they are on that bus ( some other kid hits them when the driver isn't watching and hurts them ) it is the bus driver that is responsible and at the same time DRIVE THE BUS , and with the way some of these little brats behave it is a very difficult job
baby sit drive the bus keep kids from pulling some other kids hair. hitting them punching or beating up another kid and more and like I said if any thing happens on that bus no matter what the bus driver is responsible
I am sure IF these people on here did that job they would be saying these drivers aren't being paid enough
Have a nice night
 
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