Bus drivers and monitors for Windham Southeast Supervisory Union schools picketed in Brattleboro Friday afternoon in front of Vermont Academy School and Brattleboro Union High School as tense negotiations continue with their private employer.

The student transportation workers, represented by the Vermont Teamsters Local 597 union, have been locked out of their place of employment since Wednesday by Travel Kuz, which has offices in Brattleboro and northern Massachusetts. According to its website , the company became affiliated in 2023 with Beacon Mobility, a firm with school bus companies nationwide.

“The employer is not letting anybody go to work until they agree to their terms and conditions, so they’ve locked us out to try to put pressure on the group,” Vermont Teamsters President Cu

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