Seattle's school bus drivers are going on strike!

Sounds like Kylo Ren will have to ride his trike to school on Wednesday.

The school bus drivers in Seattle are going on strike!

Seattle Public Schools released this message today:

Tues., Nov. 28, 2017 Update: The First Student bus drivers have stated they are going on a one-day strike, effective Wed., Nov. 29.
This means there will be no yellow school bus service on Wed., Nov. 29. Families will need to make other transportation arrangements to get their child to and from school.
We anticipate the First Student bus service will resume Thurs., Nov. 30.
We recognize the inconvenience this will have on Seattle families and have gathered answers to questions families may have.


The district then provides a list of frequently asked questions and answers. The whole thing pretty much boils down to this: yes, there's still school, and yes, you still need to get your kid there even if she normally takes the bus.

I think it's interesting that the district goes out of its way to say it expects the strike to only last a day. I don't know much about the root causes of the strike, but I'll be interested to see how this plays out.

Here is the message from the district in seven languages. Please share with parents as you're able.

 

English: Hello, this is Seattle Public Schools' transportation department. The First Student bus drivers have stated they will go on strike starting Wednesday morning. Therefore, you will need to use your family’s plan to get your student to and from school until the strike is resolved. We apologize for this inconvenience and will share additional information and updates on the district website.  
 
Spanish: Hola, este es el departamento de transportación de las Escuelas Públicas de Seattle.  Los conductores de autobús First Student, han dicho que irán a la huelga comenzando el Miércoles por la mañana.  Así, usted necesitará utilizar su plan familiar para que su estudiante llegue y regrese de la escuela hasta que la huelga se resuelva. Nos disculpamos por esta inconveniencia y compartiremos información adicional y actualizaciones en el sitio de internet del distrito.   
 
Somali: Waa Dugsiyada Dadweynaha Seattle waaxda Gadiidka. ardaygeena ugu horeeya  Darawallada basaska ayaa sheegaya in ay shaqo joojin bilaabayaan subaxa  Arbaco. sidaa darted , waxaa d u baahan tahay qorshe qoyskaga ah in ardayga la geeyo dugsiga inta laga xalinaayo  arimaha shaqo joojinta ee basaska . waanu idinka raali gelineynaa arimahan dhacayo wixii warbixin dheraad iyo waxa soo kordha waxaad kala socon kartaa websitka.  
 
Chinese: 你好, 這是西雅圖公立學校交通部。 巴士公司The First Student的司機表明將會在(星期 星期三 早上罷工。 因此, 你將要以其他方法帶你的孩子來回學校直至罷工完結。 我們為你們帶來不便致歉, 並會將新信息和狀態與你們在校區網站上分享。 
 
Vietnamese: Xin chào, đây là Phòng dịch vụ chuyên chở của Khu Học Chánh Seattle. Các tài xế xe buýt của công ty First Student đã tuyên bố, họ sẽ bắt đầu đình công từ sáng thứ thứ Tư. Vì vậy, quý vị sẽ cần phải lên kế hoạch đưa rước con em mình cho đến khi cuộc đình công được giải quyết. Chúng tôi xin lỗi vì sự bất tiện này và sẽ chia sẻ và cập nhật thêm thông tin trên trang web của khu học chánh.  
 
Tagalog: Hello, ito ang departamento ng transportasyon ng Pampublikong Paaralan ng Seattle. Ang First Student na mga drayber ng bus ay magwewelga  simula Miyerkules ng umaga. Dahil dito, kailangang gamitin ang plano ng iyong pamilya kung paano makakapasok sa at makakauwi mula sa paaralan ang inyong mag-aaral hanggang sa malutas ang welga. Humihingi kami ng paumanhin sa abalang ito at magbibigay ng karagdagang impormasyon at mga pagbabago sa website ng distrito.
 
Amharic: ጤናይስጥልኝ: ይህ የሲያትል የህዝብ ት/ቤቶች የትራንስፖርት ክፍል ነው:: የፈርስት ስቱደንት አውቶቡስ ሾፌሮች ረቡዕ የስራ ማቆም አድማ እንደሚያደርጉገልጸዋል:: ስለሆነም: የስራ ማቆም አድማው መፍትሄ እስኪያገኝ ድረስ ተማሪዎትን ት/ቤት ለማድረስና ለመውሰድ የቤተስብዎትን ዕቅድ መጠቀም ይኖርብዎታል:: ለተፈጠረው ችግር ይቅርታ እየጠየቅን ተጨማሪና ወቅታዊ መረጃዎችን በወረዳው ድህረ ገጽ ላይ የምናስቀምጥ መሆናችንን እንገልጻለን::