UAW files another complaint against bus company

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.midatlanticlabor.com/appiesnet/wordpress/?p=698

By PAUL TUCKER
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NORTHAMPTON, December 15th- The United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers (UAW) Union filed a second complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region Four in Philadelphia alleging First Student Transportation Inc. violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRAct).

In the previous edition of the newspaper it was exclusively reported the UAW Amalgamated Union Local 677 in Allentown filed a complaint on October 28th, 2008 with the NLRB alleging the company violated the NLRAct for not bargaining in good faith.

Local 677 won the right to bargain for 111 employees of First Student Transportation Inc., Beersville Road in Northampton, after the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board conducted a election in June 2008 and the employees voted 76 for to 27 against being represented by the union for the purpose of collective bargaining.

First Student Transporation Inc. provides bus service for the Northampton Area School District. The units of employees that voted to be represented by the UAW are bus drivers and mechanics.
Local 677 represents four units of workers employed at Mack Trucks Inc. in Allentown and Macungie Township and employees of AmeriCold Logistics and workers of Lower Saucon Township.

According to the Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge filed by the UAW Region 9 office in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania on October 28th, 2008, First Student Transportation Inc. is alleged to have violated Section 8 (a)(5) of the NLRAct when the company refused to provide information to the Union relevant and necessary for bargaining despite two requests.

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