{"id":630435,"date":"2025-08-31T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/?p=630435"},"modified":"2025-08-29T18:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:12:56","slug":"the-windham-southeast-education-association-support-our-bus-drivers-and-monitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/31\/the-windham-southeast-education-association-support-our-bus-drivers-and-monitors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Windham Southeast Education Association: Support our bus drivers and monitors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Editor,<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"615506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/?attachment_id=615506\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Letters-to-the-editor_25.png\" data-orig-size=\"572,114\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Letters to the editor_25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Letters-to-the-editor_25.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Letters-to-the-editor_25.png\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Letters-to-the-editor_25-300x60.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-615506\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The members of the Windham Southeast Education Association would like to publicly support our community&#8217;s bus drivers and monitors who have been locked out by F.M. Kuzmeskus (a subsidiary of anti-union and out-of-town Beacon Mobility, which is owned by the giant hedge fund <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pryorcashman.com\/news\/we-transport-acquired-by-beacon-mobility-an-audax-private-equity-portfolio-company\">Audax<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Teamsters 597 bus drivers and monitors \u2014 who are professionals who put the safety of our students first \u2014 are seeking a contract with equitable and timely pay. Kuzmeskus\u2019 decision to cease bargaining, lock out our union siblings and hire out-of-town personnel to drive buses is unacceptable and unfair to the local drivers and monitors that our students and parents trust.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, it\u2019s unfair and unacceptable for our community as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask that F.M. Kuzmeskus return to the bargaining table in good faith and stay there. We ask that they swiftly resolve a contract that will support the essential work of safely transporting our students to and from school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask the community to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelkuz.com\/contact\/\">contact Travel Kuzmeskus<\/a> and urge them to return to the bargaining table in good faith for a swift resolution. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/wsesu.org\/wsesd-members\/\">please contact our school board<\/a> to voice your concern in regards to our contracted bus provider. The safety of our students demands no less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In solidarity and on behalf of the Windham Southeast Education Association,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew Betz, Windham Southeast Education Association president<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brattleboro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We ask that F.M. 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