DATTCO SMITHFIELD SCHOOL BUS TEAMSTERS RATIFY STRONG NEW CONTRACT

DATTCO SMITHFIELD SCHOOL BUS TEAMSTERS RATIFY STRONG NEW CONTRACT

Agreement Delivers Major Gains in Wages, Health Care, Job Protections, and Retirement

DATTCO Smithfield School Bus Teamsters Ratify Strong New Contract

(SMITHFIELD, R.I.) – Members at DATTCO Smithfield, represented by Teamsters Local 251, have overwhelmingly ratified a three-year successor agreement that secures significant wage increases of over 30 percent, access to Teamsters health care, stronger job protections, and entry into the New England Teamsters Pension Fund. The 44 school bus workers first organized with Local 251 in 2020, winning their first contract in early 2022. When DATTCO took…