School Bus Drivers Walk Out in Pay Dispute
From Times Wire Reports
About 300 bus drivers went on strike over a pay dispute, leaving 18,000 Little Rock students without their regular rides to school. The drivers walked out over the school district’s decision to stop paying them for the time they run their buses without passengers.
Although some teachers took the day off in support of the drivers, all schools near Little Rock were open.
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