Penny Kmitt is a reporter for WBZ-TV's morning news. She joined the station in December 2023 from CBS-affiliate WTKR in Norfolk, Virginia. A possible bus driver strike that had some Massachusetts ...

School bus drivers for First Student, a company that provides school bus services across Rhode Island, has authorized a nation-wide strike ahead of the expiration of the national contract between the ...

The Teamsters union and the school bus company First Student, with multiple locations in Rhode Island, reached a tentative deal over a new national contract, after the Teamsters threatened to strike ...

Norwin’s bus transportation contractor, First Student, is faced with a driver shortage because of retirements and a rash of illnesses, forcing the district to scramble to get some students to school. ...

BREAKING STORIES AS WE COME ON THE AIR AT NOON. FIRST, A LOOMING STRIKE THAT THREATENED CHAOS FOR STUDENTS TRYING TO GET TO SCHOOL HAS BEEN AVERTED. THANK YOU FOR ...

The agreement comes as the current contract expired on March 31 First Student employs 17,000 school bus workers across the country The new union contract is described as "strong" and "fair" The ...