Laidlaw Bus Drivers in Los Angeles Go on Strike

By Karla Scoon Reid

A strike by school bus drivers that delayed the arrival of thousands of Los Angeles students at school early last week was still causing transportation troubles for the nation's second-largest district at week's end.

More than 800 drivers for Laidlaw Education Services, the district's largest school transportation contractor, went on strike April 2. The drivers, members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, were protesting wages that they say are below the national average and aren't competitive with those of their counterparts who work directly for the school system.

Both sides in the dispute met with a...