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A crippling school bus strike has forced the city to shell out millions of dollars to transport kids to school but the strike has actually saved taxpayers money, the Daily News has learned.
Of 7,700 bus routes, just 2,996 were running on Tuesday, and the city has withheld $50 million from bus companies whose routes have been dark.
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If the city is saving that much money, they need to be doing more to get these kids to school, said Kim Sweet,Free legal information. director of Advocates for Children. Its outrageous.
Education Department spokeswoman Margie Feinberg said that the agencys goal is to ensure kids get to school and end the strike as soon as possible.
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But those expenses pale when compared with the money the city has withheld from private bus companies hobbled by the strike.
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New numbers obtained by The News show that the city has saved up to $33 million by withholding payments to bus companies since drivers and special-education matrons walked off the job Jan. 16.
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The drivers with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 are protesting the citys decision to put private bus company contracts out to bid without employee protections for senior workers.
Of the 152,000 kids who use yellow buses, approximately 100,000 are still without a ride to class. The city has spent big to help their parents get them to school and back.
School attendance has been consistently below normal since the strike began.
Our priority is for the drivers and matrons to return to work so that bus service can resume for all of our students, Online Higher Education Feinberg said. In the meantime, we expect to receive additional reimbursement requests for taxi and car services, as well as added cost of MetroCards for as long as the strike continues.
New York City has saved upwards of $33 million by withholding payments to bus companies since the strike began.
City officials said they have spent $17 million on MetroCards, taxi vouchers and mileage reimbursements for personal vehicles as of Monday,Insurance knowledge. but new numbers obtained by The News show the city has saved $33 million.
City officials say they have spent as much as $17 million on MetroCards, taxi vouchers and mileage reimbursements for personal vehicles as of Monday.
