FILE -- An all-electric school bus sits on display in front of the Blue Bird Corp. factory in Fort Valley, Ga., on Feb. 8, 2023. The company and the United Steelworkers union said on Thursday, May, 23, 2024 that workers had approved an initial three-year contract after voting to unionize in May 2023. A year after they voted to unionize, workers at a Georgia school bus manufacturer have approved their first contract.
The negotiations had been closely watched by President Joe Biden's administration, in part because Blue Bird has gotten $40 million in federal aid to build electric school buses. Blue Bird is one of three major school bus manufacturers in the United States, along with Thomas Built Buses, a subsidiary ofBlue Bird had urged employees to reject unionization last year, but CEO Phil Horlock said in a statement Friday that contract talks had been “very collaborative” and that the company is “looking forward to a strong partnership with our USW team members.” The company said higher pay, benefits and opportunities for career development will help Blue Bird attract workers.
The vote for the USW was a notable win for organized labor in the traditionally unfriendly Deep South.
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