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Mat-Su school bus worker strike to enter fifth week
https://alaskapublic.org/news/education/2026-03-27/mat-su-school-bus-worker-strike-to-enter-fifth-week
Mat-Su Sentinel | By Amy Bushatz
Published March 27, 2026 at 11:51 AM AKDT
PALMER — A Mat-Su school bus worker strike will stretch into a fifth week after a union representing employees and the region’s primary bus contractor failed to reach an agreement Thursday.
Negotiations between Teamsters 959 and Durham School Services on Thursday ended without an agreement and are scheduled to resume April 1 via a web-based meeting, a union official said late Thursday afternoon.
Union officials did not provide details about progress during the Thursday negotiations. Durham officials said the sides made progress during the talks.
“The parties involved had a productive meeting yesterday and so far have reached tentative agreements on the majority of the issues/articles under discussion,” Durham spokesman Edward Flavin said in a statement.
FULL story at link above.