Two days into a wildcat walkout against the union they claim has misrepresented their interests, the drivers and monitors serving the St. Louis Public Schools announced this afternoon that they will return to their bus routes Wednesday morning.
The drivers walked out Monday after formally asking the National Labor Relations Board to end their association with School Transportation and Allied Workers’ Laborers Local 509. According to the drivers, the union signed off on a 90-day contract extension without their approval.
LaGrand said the drivers agreed to work until the membership can take a formal vote severing their ties with Local 509, an affiliate of the Laborers’ International Union of North America.
That vote could occur within 45 days.
A representative for Laborers’ International, Stephen Folz, said the union would continue to act on behalf of the drivers and monitors.
