The new contract increases hourly pay and gives drivers more opportunities to pick up extra work.
Michael Hertzog, a bus driver in the Anchorage School District, checks his bus to make sure everything is working properly on Aug. 30, 2022.
The contract increases hourly pay and contributions to drivers’ health care plans. It also gives drivers more opportunities to pick up extra work and earn overtime pay.since the start of the year due to an ongoing driver shortage. The district is currently short 35 drivers and has offered signing bonuses and paid training opportunities in an effort to recruit them.
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