BusDriversStrike

10 MARCH 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ: Bus drivers with Veola Transportation Services, who contract with Valley Metro, the mass transit agency in the Phoenix, AZ, area, walk a picket line Saturday. More than 600 Phoenix bus drivers, employed by Veola Transportation Services, are on strike after negotiations broke down. Drivers from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433 have been negotiating for more than two years with Veola. The dispute centers around wage and benefits like sick leave accrual, retirement benefits, and health care coverage. Drivers started walking their picket line early Saturday morning, March 10. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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10 MARCH 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ: Bus drivers with Veola Transportation Services, who contract with Valley Metro, the mass transit agency in the Phoenix, AZ, area, walk a picket line Saturday. More than 600 Phoenix bus drivers, employed by Veola Transportation Services, are on strike after negotiations broke down. Drivers from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433 have been negotiating for more than two years with Veola. The dispute centers around wage and benefits like sick leave accrual, retirement benefits, and health care coverage. Drivers started walking their picket line early Saturday morning, March 10. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ