https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/workersCategory/nyc-bushttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/01/mmym-n01.htmlSchool bus operators have said they will lay off thousands of workers and stop bus service if they are not offered five-year contract extensions.Sat, 01 Nov 2025 02:00:26 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2a4e1d29-5471-4f5a-ac3b-6d49ebf8514D/mmym-n01.html2025-11-01T02:00:26Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/11/18/fxye-n18.htmlMamdani’s employment of pseudo-radical slogans is a desperate effort to boost the image of both the Democratic Socialists of America and the Democratic Party as a whole.Mon, 18 Nov 2024 23:33:06 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4f87db9a-9efa-43f9-b209-3bbfc446031P/fxye-n18.html2024-11-18T23:33:06Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/11/13/rkng-n13.htmlSchool bus workers denounced the union apparatus and Democratic politicians overseeing the ongoing attacks on their livelihoodsMon, 13 Nov 2023 02:45:27 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f0624664-011a-49b7-8c3d-1219e10be6eK/rkng-n13.html2023-11-13T02:45:27Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/21/nycs-s21.htmlSchool bus drivers will begin transporting thousands of special education children today, as the nation’s largest school district prepares to restart in-person instruction by September 29.Mon, 21 Sep 2020 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/65e1715e-4fd0-48d9-bdc1-81b8be55c32C/nycs-s21.html2020-09-21T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/04/07/nyok-a06.htmlNew York City bus operators interviewed by the WSWS expressed their support for the teachers strike in Oklahoma as well as their distrust of the role of the unions.Sat, 07 Apr 2018 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a207433b-1bf9-422c-985a-e95b40294caF/nyok-a06.html2018-04-07T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/03/23/sbus-m23.htmlThe bitter strike of 2013 holds crucial lessons for the entire working class.Fri, 23 Mar 2018 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/02ac55be-45dc-45c3-8d45-985188711ebK/sbus-m23.html2018-03-23T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/03/23/demo-m23.htmlWorkers spoke bitterly about the consequences of the betrayal of the strike five years ago.Fri, 23 Mar 2018 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/45e263cf-7de2-4c38-bea9-81788d662cbO/demo-m23.html2018-03-23T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/02/01/hous-f01.htmlAs the number of homeless reaches new heights in New York City, more and more apartments owned by absentee, super-wealthy owners stay empty for most of the year.Mon, 01 Feb 2016 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0d338536-acd7-4089-ac23-93d2595e97bN/hous-f01.html2016-02-01T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/03/05/nysb-m05.htmlMore than 4,000 additional school bus workers will either lose their jobs or see their pay cut in half under the bids now being organized under Democratic Party Mayor de Blasio.Thu, 05 Mar 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ad081b8d-5c62-49b5-b7bd-3ae90a3bab0H/nysb-m05.html2015-03-05T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/01/16/home-j16.htmlAmid rising homelessness and a dearth of affordable housing, de Blasio’s programs favor real estate interests and the wealthy elite.Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2fa4ac8e-b17e-4ef0-9be9-6c45f94ef18H/home-j16.html2015-01-16T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/02/bus-j02.htmlNew York’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio, is continuing the attacks against school bus drivers begun a year and a half ago.Mon, 02 Jun 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3d407b71-f538-47b5-a9aa-f2e215bfa53G/bus-j02.html2014-06-02T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/04/14/nybu-a14.htmlThe city administration refused to attend a hearing on the impact of removing employee protections from school bus contracts.Mon, 14 Apr 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6738f7fc-63ec-4e94-8691-e0fd709440aA/nybu-a14.html2014-04-14T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/03/20/nybu-m20.htmlThe difference between de Blasio and former Mayor Bloomberg is one of style and tactics, not substance.Thu, 20 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/824dc3fd-68b5-4d2e-a6d1-c94c4824721E/nybu-m20.html2014-03-20T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/03/20/nybi-m20.htmlWorkers at Reliant Bus Company in New York City spoke to the WSWS about the conditions they face.Thu, 20 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/96d4db4b-3e38-4885-92ee-399c827c31dE/nybi-m20.html2014-03-20T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/02/15/bus-f15.htmlThe ATU’s betrayal of the New York City school bus strike a year ago has exposed the workers to savage attacks and revealed the utter bankruptcy of the trade union bureaucracy.Sat, 15 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/775e5220-1996-4171-9aa5-608248d528cO/bus-f15.html2014-02-15T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/12/30/nycb-d30.htmlThe workers, whose month-long strike was betrayed last February, now face pressure to choose between huge cuts in pay and benefits or mass layoffs.Mon, 30 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4bdb2f23-4b54-41da-9e7b-30e075c4d61P/nycb-d30.html2013-12-30T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/06/18/nybu-j18.htmlApproximately 2,000 New York City school bus workers are facing layoffs next week as the city continues to dismantle job protections.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1aec3da9-d9c2-454f-a3a0-785cb842e3dM/nybu-j18.html2013-06-18T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/05/29/nycb-m29.htmlWith New York City education officials accepting bids without job protection provisions, some 2,000 out of the 9,000 school bus employees will lose their jobs when school ends.Wed, 29 May 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9c18d667-06ab-4512-98ff-f31b27c0c91P/nycb-m29.html2013-05-29T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/05/17/acce-m17.htmlA month after the betrayal of the school bus workers in New York City, another group of transit workers have been hit with job losses and massive pay cuts.Fri, 17 May 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fc0a4369-af9b-481d-8e2a-88ddc8d9474M/acce-m17.html2013-05-17T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/05/09/nycb-m09.htmlThe New York City Department of Education announced the next round of school bus contracts, which threaten to lead to mass layoffs and the replacement of current drivers and escorts with part-time workers earning a fraction of the pay.Thu, 09 May 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/086873f5-2797-4e96-9773-b133e48ba1dO/nycb-m09.html2013-05-09T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/05/09/wall-m09.htmlOne quarter of Walled Lake Consolidated School District bus drivers called in sick Wednesday to protest the sell-off of their jobs.Thu, 09 May 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e386401e-2f05-47ba-992c-e227dc56903H/wall-m09.html2013-05-09T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/08/nycb-a08.htmlA committee formed by school bus drivers and escorts after the union betrayed their month-long strike issued a leaflet to a mass meeting of workers in New York City last Thursday.Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/22342642-1c04-48d5-8a66-91d73a73651H/nycb-a08.html2013-04-08T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/08/intv-a08.htmlSchool bus workers spoke about their struggle at a mass local union meeting in New York City.Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/38e37a95-16e7-4a44-8416-a56c03c9810E/intv-a08.html2013-04-08T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/03/22/nycb-m22.htmlThe latest attack on school bus workers underscores the need for a united struggle to mobilize the industrial and political strength of the working class.Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/17e59802-144d-46e8-9159-b6b4c2b150cK/nycb-m22.html2013-03-22T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/03/19/nybu-m19.htmlAs school bus companies in New York seek to cut costs by eliminating health benefits, workers are exposed to high levels of diesel pollution linked to asthma, cancer and premature death.Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4848634c-3651-4ae5-a23e-fd30513fb87F/nybu-m19.html2013-03-19T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/03/15/nycb-m15.htmlSince the sellout of their month-long strike, New York City school bus workers have faced victimization, threats and layoffs.Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8968cb12-f430-40f2-bc4c-b4d1914896dG/nycb-m15.html2013-03-15T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/03/04/berl-m04.htmlNew York City school bus drivers and escorts decided to set up a rank-and-file committee after the betrayal of their month-long strike .Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0badaf4f-82ea-45d1-9bfe-58639826856D/berl-m04.html2013-03-04T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/27/pers-f27.htmlAs the struggle of workers begins to erupt outside of the framework of the unions, the growth of militancy is accompanied by a growing receptivity to the perspective of socialism.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/edeb5dc9-4e5a-4da3-866b-3063ce85677P/pers-f27.html2013-02-27T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/23/bumt-f23.htmlOn the eve of their return to work, over 50 New York City bus workers met to discuss their strike’s betrayal and form a rank-and-file committee.Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4dc30e52-ba0d-45e4-92a9-4c7673eb8d1O/bumt-f23.html2013-02-23T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/22/nycb-f22.htmlThe effects of the Amalgamated Transit Union betrayal have become evident, with hundreds of workers receiving layoff notices.Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/28eb8310-9205-45a8-af76-fe752cd24ebK/nycb-f22.html2013-02-22T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/18/pers-f18.htmlThis struggle in the nation’s most populous city and center of finance capital revealed the class dynamic being played out all over the US and the world.Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:13:10 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/16f86fb5-c031-4c34-9997-882db765c2fB/pers-f18.html2013-02-18T05:13:10Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/18/nybu-f18.htmlMany workers told us that the strike had been a defeat, and that the union was directly responsible.Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9b7ab25c-e0d2-4fa0-a5d6-033684385faN/nybu-f18.html2013-02-18T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/16/nybu-f16.htmlThe decision announced Friday night to end the month-old strike by New York City bus workers represents an abject betrayal by the unions that will have far-reaching consequences.Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/728d73e6-2772-4e5b-8af2-3c6d8958215M/nybu-f16.html2013-02-16T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/16/bloo-f16.htmlIn New York City, the school bus workers were seen by the Bloomberg administration as the low-hanging fruit in the process of “education reform”.Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f3cee087-6fe4-4b27-a95e-b2a4d92e832K/bloo-f16.html2013-02-16T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/15/pick-f15.htmlWith their month-long strike in danger, school bus workers on picket lines in Queens and the Bronx discussed how their struggle could be taken forward.Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5e690036-e340-4161-a77c-a31a1328f54N/pick-f15.html2013-02-15T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/15/nybu-f15.htmlSympathy for school bus workers is widespread among parents of students affected, despite efforts by the Bloomberg administration and the corporate media to whip up sentiment against the strike.Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6fe04f2d-7733-4544-a86c-dc697511f32F/nybu-f15.html2013-02-15T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/14/nybu-f14.htmlThe New York City school bus strike has reached a critical turning point following the Department of Education’s opening of bids Tuesday for 1,100 school bus routes.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c88a7fba-9d47-42b0-8e68-a1fdb2691c7B/nybu-f14.html2013-02-14T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/14/supp-f14.htmlThe strike by 9,000 school bus workers has generated popular support among workers and youth in New York City.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3ff08912-97f1-4576-9c1a-d6712b1a2e8F/supp-f14.html2013-02-14T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/13/pers-f13.htmlThe assault on New York City school bus workers by Mayor Michael Bloomberg is part of a nation-wide campaign to dismantle public education.Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d793bd7e-be82-477f-bbfc-43414cab48fB/pers-f13.html2013-02-13T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/13/bids-f13.htmlThe New York City Department of Education on Tuesday began the review process on bids submitted by dozens of private school bus companies, vying for new five-year contracts to transport some 150,000 students.Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7a906337-356a-4901-8aeb-3bfaf9e4facA/bids-f13.html2013-02-13T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/12/prof-f12.htmlMayor Bloomberg’s attack on school bus workers’ job security is not merely a matter of individual cold-bloodedness, but rather the product of a decades-long process of deregulation and privatization.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d5bab5f9-4182-4d8c-a6ef-d6823cba8e1O/prof-f12.html2013-02-12T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/12/nybu-f12.htmlA glaring contradiction exists between the wide support for the striking school bus workers and the isolation of these workers from their genuine allies in New York and around the world.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9fe57250-75dc-4a9f-8762-a66d625dc79I/nybu-f12.html2013-02-12T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/11/nbus-f11.htmlStriking bus workers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall Sunday to protest the attempt by New York’s billionaire mayor to strip them of job protections.Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b11278b7-e89f-40a6-ab84-f1df84f5f20J/nbus-f11.html2013-02-11T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/11/nybu-f11.htmlStriking New York City school bus workers spoke about the issues in the struggle.Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4b4d5e0a-e401-4688-8912-6bc4de10c80E/nybu-f11.html2013-02-11T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/09/news-f09.htmlThe WSWS is urging New York City school bus workers and their supporters to download and distribute the NYC School Bus Strike newsletter.Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/160c3527-125e-4559-8350-b2d4d980f48C/news-f09.html2013-02-09T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/08/1979-f08.htmlAn examination of the New York City school bus drivers strike of 1979 underscores the transformed role of the unions.Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/20c530aa-bf69-4072-9d37-c3303a20785N/1979-f08.html2013-02-08T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/07/buss-f07.htmlThe strike by nearly 9,000 New York City school bus workers entered its fourth week today with the Bloomberg administration preparing to accept bids from private school bus contractors without long-standing job and wage protections.Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e0c193ee-102f-4d1d-823f-2f413d7fa50K/buss-f07.html2013-02-07T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/07/nybu-f07.htmlPretending to support both striking bus workers and parents, New York City’s Democratic politicians have joined the union in calling for a “cooling-off period” and negotiations on cost-cutting givebacks.Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/74b7c228-fe4e-4271-ac25-e1b3ea3ab86J/nybu-f07.html2013-02-07T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/06/vide-f06.htmlIn this video, New York City bus workers speak about their fight against billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg and make an appeal for support from the working class as a whole.Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/84829cbc-d577-4685-b599-2341beb356cJ/vide-f06.html2013-02-06T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/05/nlrb-f05.htmlThe strike by nearly 9,000 New York City school bus drivers, matrons and mechanics, about to begin its fourth week, has won widespread sympathy among working people.Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d7d99c02-da7d-4c8e-a217-e09b7010cb0F/nlrb-f05.html2013-02-05T05:00:00Z