First Student - Formerly Laidlaw Education Services
Website

201 North Civic, Suite 150

Walnut Creek, CA 94596
We represent over 200 workers at First Student, Inc. Having a problem at work? Contact your worksite steward first. 



Leadership
Officers
President: Bob Andrade
Vice President: Terry Garcia-Rendon
Secretary/Treasurer: Merle Martin
Chief Shop Steward: Machele Giannopolous

Stewards are listed in the purple column on the right.

Contracts listed under the "CONTRACTS" tab.



Meetings & Events
- General Membership Meetings:
On the second Wednesday of every month.
SEIU 521 Office, 5228 E. Pine Ave., Fresno

- FUSD Board - Candidate Night
Monday - August 30, 5-8 PM

- For other events, click on the Events tab in the purple column on the right.



Contract Ratification Vote Passed by Majority Vote!
May 12 - Members at First Student approved a contract! The new contract will provide a minimum raise of 9 percent over the next 19 months. Some members will get raises as high as 27 percent! Step increases and cost-of-living raises will be in effect at the same time.

FirstStudentDoloresHumes-sm"It was really really hard, but we had an excellent team, and we all stuck together until the very end. We proved to them we're strong and we're holding together."
-- Dolores Humes, First Student driver (pictured on the left)
 
Your elected Bargaining Team for Drivers and Mechanics worked very hard and very long hours for a year and a half to improve your contract language and to get the best benefits for all members.

Special thanks to the Bargaining Team; they stuck it out through the good and the bad and improved your contract.
Thank you to the Contract Action Team (CAT's) in assisting with the work actions and support!
Thanks to all the members for your support. YES WE CAN!!

FirstStudentContractRatificationResults0 Click here for photos and more information.



Our Fight for A Fair Contract
April 30 - In a solidarity action for a fair contract, bus drivers and mechanics from Fresno's First Student Chapter went out and paved over pot holes to highlight unsafe working conditions.

Click here for photo slideshow
 




Chapter Newsletters
FirstStudentNewsletterApril2010 April 2010

In this issue:
- President's Message 
- Chapter Leadership
- Black Friday
- New Elected Executive Board for SEIU 521
- Caucus Meetings
- Steward Trainings

FirstStudentNewsletterDec09 December 2009
First Student Newsletter Sep 2009 September 2009
FirstStudentNewsletterMar09 March 2009
FirstStudentNewsletterFeb09 February 2009



 
Bargaining Team
Shawn Allison
Robert (Bob) Andrade
Terry Garcia-Rendon
Machele Giannopolous
Delores Humes
Gary Williams

Contract Action Team (CAT)
Bella Barela
Krista Barkman
Darla Garjiola
Lametrius Jenkins
Carmen Mantilla
Vickie McKean

News for All Fresno-area Members

Brown vs. Whitman Mock DebateSept. 9 Spaghetti Dinner

Valley BenefitsLife Insurance for Central Valley members - Limited-time open enrollment!
Visit http://MyValleyBenefits.com for more information.

AFRAM Caucus: AFRAM-Brochure2010 Brochure & Events
APALA Caucus: FC-APALA-Brochure2010 Brochure & Events
Latino Caucus: FC-LatinoCaucusBrochure2010 Brochure & Events
Women's Caucus: FCWomenCaucusBrochureCalendar2010 Brochure & Events

Steward Training Workshops