Posts tagged Teamsters Local 170
Clark University undergrad workers on strike: Here are the latest developments
March 19, 2025 // A strike fund for the Clark student workers has been set up to pay students who are losing income while striking. There is a separate fund, organized by the Teamsters, which students can also access. According to The Scarlet, students must participate for a minimum of 15 hours of picketing and other strike-related activities in order to claim money from the Teamsters fund. Undergraduate students who work at Clark University are seeking unionization, with employees citing a desire for higher salaries and guaranteed working hours. The students have partnered with Teamsters Local 170, that has been negotiating on their behalf with the university.
Thousands of students scramble to get to school amid Marlborough bus driver strike
May 9, 2023 // More than 3,800 Marlborough students who regularly take the bus to school were forced to find other modes of transportation Monday as dozens of bus drivers went on strike. The bus drivers union and the private bus company that serves three districts west of Boston failed to reach a contract agreement Sunday night, prompting more than 50 school bus drivers to take to the picket line, demanding fair wages, better hours, healthcare, and retirement benefits.