Rhode Island Joint Legislative Commission
to Focus on Student Transportation Needs
(PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Matthew Taibi,
Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 251, Director of the
Teamsters Passenger Transportation Division, and Eastern Region
Vice President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has
been appointed to a joint legislative commission to study the
Rhode Island student
transportation system. Taibi is the only member of the
13-person commission from a labor union.
The resolution to create this much-needed commission was
sponsored by Senator Linda Ujifusa
and Representative Terri Cortvriend.
It was passed by the state legislature in June and is scheduled to
become law. The commission will evaluate and determine the
transportation needs of school districts statewide and provide
their recommendations to the Rhode Island General Assembly by
April 16, 2025.
"I am honored to be a part of this important commission and I
thank Senator Ujifusa and Representative Cortvriend for making sure
that the Teamsters have a seat at the table," Taibi said. "We
cannot talk about student transportation needs without addressing
the bus drivers, monitors, aids, mechanics, and countless other
workers who play a pivotal role in transporting our students to and
from school every day, particularly since more than 70 percent of
the workers in this industry are represented by a union. I look
forward to working with my fellow commission members to strengthen
student transportation statewide, while ensuring that our members
are fully represented."
Teamsters Local 251 represents more than 6,300 workers in a wide
variety of industries throughout Rhode
Island and southeastern Massachusetts. For more information, visit
teamsterslocal251.org.
Contact:
Matt McQuaid, (202)
624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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