Homework - School buses might strike!

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NEW YORK (3/9/2010) -- Union school bus drivers told their leaders that they can call a strike against the companies that provide bus transportation for the New York City Department of Education (the cheese bus companies).

The name of the bus drivers' union is the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181.

Talks between the union and the cheese bus companies have stalled over the issue of health care benefits.

The union says that the amount of money cheese bus companies want to charge the drivers for health insurance would bankrupt the health insurance fund within the next three years, leaving drivers with no health coverage. The drivers want the cheese bus companies to pay for a bigger part of the health insurance costs.

ATU Local 1181 President Michael Cordiello says the union will fight for its members' health care "and if necessary, strike to maintain them."

He says drivers will continue to safely transport school children while the union and the cheese bus companies are still talking. If the talks fail, the strike will happen.

Question:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What is the name of the bus drivers union?

4) Why might the bus drivers' union go on strike?

5) Who do you think is right? The cheese bus companies or the drivers? Why?

6) Who will be affected if the drivers go on strike?

Video from NY1, info from NY1 and SILive.com