Richmond School Bus Drivers Reach Deal with District, Fired Drivers Reinstated

RPS bus drivers reinstated after school district reaches agreement with union

Months after being fired from Richmond Public Schools in the wake of an overtime pay dispute, the five bus drivers known as the "RPS Five" are getting their jobs back.

Richmond bus drivers known as ‘the RPS Five’ reinstated

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Richmond City Public Schools (RPS) and the Laborers' International Union of North America Local 804 (LIUNA), announced Monday that they've reached an agreement in an initial collective bargaining agreement for "the RPS Five" bus drivers after they were terminated. On April 25, five RPS bus drivers were fired, following call-outs that led to the cancellation of after-school activities. However, as a part of ongoing negotia…

Richmond school bus drivers reach deal with district, fired drivers reinstated

RICHMOND, Va. Richmond City Schools and the bus drivers' union have reached a deal after months of tension, reinstating five drivers who were fired in April.The three-year agreement between RPS and Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 804, which represents its Transportation Department employees, brings back the five bus drivers who lost their jobs in April following call-outs that led to canceled after-school activities. …

'Start a new chapter': RPS reinstates fired bus drivers after tensions between the union and division

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