Darrell Braden

Darrell Braden
afford cannot care dedicated drivers good leaving
In response, we care about the students, too. That's why we're doing this. We have good drivers and monitors dedicated to children, and they're leaving because they cannot afford to stay. They cannot afford to live.
bid last sent
For the last 12 years, this has not been sent out to bid -- it's been automatically given. There's been no accountability.
bus connection four goes months problem radio three time wrote
There was a time when I had a radio and wrote it up for problems, and for three to four months it didn't work. If you have a problem on the bus and something goes wrong, (a radio is) your only connection to help.
child feed figure people poverty wages whether
People can't live on poverty wages and no benefits. Can't figure out whether you're going to feed your child or go to the doctor.
drivers mean necessary order safer workforce
We want better wages, better benefits. It's not just about that. We think those things are necessary in order to keep an experienced workforce in place. Experienced drivers and monitors mean safer drivers and monitors on the roads.
benefits people sick
We have no benefits at all -- no sick leave. What most people have, we don't have it.