JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE (11 P.M.): A spokesperson for Teamsters Local 512, which represents Duval County bus drivers, said late Friday night that the union has reached a deal with Durham School Services.
The deal affecting 275 bus drivers comes less than three days before students are set to begin school in Duval County on Monday, averting what could have been a disruption or change in transporting children to school on their first day.
Just hours earlier, school officials had said they were finalizing “contingency plans” with another transportation provider as talks between Durham School Services and Teamsters remain stalled .
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The Teamsters union had earlier this week authorized a strike if it cannot reach a deal with Durham.
The district said the disruption would have affected parents and children who reside in the Southside and Mandarin areas
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