Oct 8 1:57 PM

Boston bus drivers hit the brakes in protest of treatment

Boston school buses sit idle at Veolia Transportation. (AP/Stephan Savoia)


More than 600 Boston buses were missing from their scheduled stops on Tuesday morning after a surprise strike, leaving 33,000 kids to find alternative transportation to school. Parents and schools were alerted to the strike, organized by a number of union members, around 5 a.m. Strikers say their actions are in response to unfair treatment by Veolia, the transportation vendor who took over busing contracts this year. 

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