Hartford Schools Won't Have Bus Service Due to Work Stop

HARTFORD, CT- About 9,000 Hartford school students will be without bus service after the DATTCO bus company union called for a one-day work stoppage Tuesday.

“We are disappointed that this bus provider and its bus drivers have been unable to reach an agreement to avoid this unnecessary interruption of transportation services,” said schools Superintendent Beth Schiavino Narvaez.

Students who aren't able to attend school due to lack of bus service will be fully excused for their absence.

DATTCO apologized for the outage and said the one-day strike is a selfish act on the part of the union, according to NBC Connecticut

SEIU Local 2001 spokesman Ben Phillips said about 100 drivers have worked without a contract since the summer and some drivers only make about $10 an hour, according to the Hartford Courant. They are protesting reduced hours and lower wages.

Suburban magnet school students and door-to-door bus transported special education students will not be impacted by this stoppage.

Transportation for suburban magnet school students and door-to-door bus transported special education students will proceed under normal operating hours.

DATTCO's bus service is scheduled to resume normal operations by Wednesday, May 18th.