A breakdown in union contract negotiations may soon leave tens of thousands of Lowcountry school children stranded without school bus transportation. School bus drivers who work for Durham School Services, a company which contracts to provide school bus drivers to both the Charleston County and Dorchester II school districts,
voted unanimously to authorize a strike.
In South Carolina, school districts are responsible for providing drivers for the school bus fleet and can choose between hiring them directly or contracting out for drivers, while the state is responsible for buying and maintaining the bus fleet. While the state is working to give Durham flexibility to bring in out-of-state drivers and the Dorchester II school district has begun running employment ads for drivers, these efforts may be too little and too late as a strike could begin at any time.
While the strike has not begun, the authorization means a strike could occur at any time. Lindsay Street, writing for the Summerville Patch,
reports this could leave the two districts short approximately 250 drivers. This situation is complicated by complaints that the school districts have been largely shut out of reports on the situation by Durham, according to media reports and school district sources who have spoken with the Blogland.
Having worked in the construction industry for as long as I have, I long ago learned the importance of managing relationships with suppliers, vendors and subcontractors. While you can’t control what they do – beyond what is specified in contractual agreements – if you let them keep you in the dark, eventually you’ll get burned.
School districts should be kept fully aware of any problems which could have a major impact upon the ability of a contractor or vendor to deliver crucial services. Otherwise, the contracting parties need to be held accountable when the contract is up and future contracts for these and other services need to take the need for greater transparency into account.
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