JUNE 12, 2021 — 228 EMPLOYEES LAID OFF AS SAN FRANCISCO BAYVIEW FACILITY CLOSED
The company has announced the closure of its San Francisco Bayview facility which will impact 228 employees, including bus drivers, dispatchers, mechanics, fuelers, and support staff.
It was reported that the closure is related to the San awarding a transportation contract to another vendor.
MAY 15, 2019 — Original Post…
It is a well-known story among employees of contracted service providers. Cincinnati, Ohio-based First Student, a leading provider of school bus transportation to public and private schools, has lost the contract to provide busing services to the Kansas City Public Schools and will be closing its Kansas City facility and laying off 293 employees.
In filing a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act notification with the State of Missouri, the company noted, “The loss of this contract effectively ends our business interests in the Kansas City, MO., district," the letter states. "As a result of these sudden, unforeseen business circumstances, First Student expects its location to experience a permanent closing.”
Even though First Student’s bid was significantly lower, it appears that the school system awarded its 3-year $45 million contract to Student Transportation of America, partly on the basis of technology which allows parents to track the location of the child’s school bus. First Student is threatening a lawsuit.
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