WASHINGTON \u2013 The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO joins the rest of the nation this week in thanking the men and women dedicated to transporting children to and from school during National School Bus Safety Week. In recognition of the challenges faced by school bus drivers, today TTD is announcing it will host a School Bus Summit on Dec. 2, 2013, in Washington, D.C., with its member unions.
\n\u201cIt is time to both thank school bus drivers for the indispensable role they play in making sure our kids are safe and secure, and also to address their everyday challenges,\u201d said TTD President Edward Wytkind.
\nSchool buses remain the safest form of transportation for school children, carrying 25 million students to and from school every day on approximately 500,000 buses. TTD honors the drivers for their unyielding commitment to safety and dedication to their communities.
\n\u201cThe untold story is that school bus drivers are expected to fulfill their enormous responsibilities while too often driving overcrowded buses and without adequate support and training,\u201d Wytkind said. \u201cMeanwhile, unscrupulous private entities seek to outsource their jobs on the cheap and force them to work under often difficult conditions.\u201d
\nTo address many of these challenges, TTD will bring together union activists and drivers and federal regulators in the December summit. Participants will share ideas and strategies to address pressing concerns, including privatization of bus service, unmet training needs, overcrowded buses and burdensome employment requirements.
\n\u201cThe TTD School Bus Summit will focus on the men and women who work in this sector,\u201d Wytkind added. \u201cWe cannot expect our nation\u2019s school bus drivers to work in substandard conditions due to flawed policies and employers who cut all the wrong corners.\u201d
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