Bus Drivers Concerned Over Benefits

More than 80 people signed up to speak in front of the Loudoun County School Board, on Monday, in regards to part-time employment benefits that are currently in question.

According to an article on the Loudoun Times, school board members have recently discussed cutting the benefits of part-time workers who put in 3.5-to-7 hours a day.

As a result, hundreds of drivers, both full-and part-time, attended Monday's meeting dressed in black and red to show their frustration. Everyone seemed to share the same sentiment over the potential loss of benefits, which many drivers said was the main reason they have taken jobs as drivers.

“Let’s keep in mind that the majority in this room are the people. In this world there are needs and wants. Benefits are needs. This board wants to take away the benefits of the bus drivers and others, that is a want, that is not a need,” explained Fran Lettington, a bus driver for LCPS for 10 years.

The Loudoun Times reported Tuesday that if the school board doesn't find a better alternative a majority of the bus drivers have threatened to walk out.

However, LCPS Public Information Officer Wayde Byard said no proposal has been announced.

“There is no real proposal on the bus drivers at this time, we just costed out what the School Board asked us to do,” Byard said.

Read the full article on Loudoun Times-Mirror.