Quote from: faceit on October 20, 2025, 04:54:31 PMWell, with a greedy owner and an unqualified union, we don't stand a chance

Actually, according to the article, it's the  Panel for Education Policy (PEP) that won't approve the agreement that the owners reached with the city.

"But members of PEP won't ratify the new five-year deal, claiming it lacks adequate employee protections, and prefer to extend the existing contract on a monthly basis, according to the draft notice being sent to the state and obtained by The Post"

Does the PEP have the balls to call the coalition's bluff???

Quote from: Manwithabus on Today at 12:12:59 AMWell, I just got the email. 

Same here....sooooo does this mean October 31st we are laid off? I'm so confused

Well, I just got the email. 

Keep your powder dry, gang. We've been here before. It's all posturing.

So what, we have to see if we're gonna have a job in November?

Well, with a greedy owner and an unqualified union, we don't stand a chance

Not the usual 180 days .... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/09/09/why-nyc-school-year-is-shorter-than-180-days/

Well, at least unemployment is up ... . https://nypost.com/2025/10/20/us-news/nyc-school-bus-firms-plan-to-fire-workers-end-service-to-150k-students-in-contract-dispute/

Just WHY?? I'd have to have the worst case of diarrhea known to man  to ever take a shit in the men's room at Arthur Kill, (which hasn't happened yet in over 30 years), but many a driver has been caught in the dark with their pants down and nobody to turn the timer dial. Two 8 foot fluorescent bulbs can't use one ten-thousandth of the electricity used in that place.

WHY??

No I am not at top pay,I went to my portal to see if the payment changed and saw that it did