LIU STATEMENT ON SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTS
City Comptroller John C. Liu stated the following on the Department of Education's proposed school bus contracts:
"Employee-protection provisions are necessary not just for the bus drivers, but also for the safe and reliable transport of city schoolchildren. City Hall's behavior has been outrageous, and it needs to negotiate with workers immediately to avoid a disruption in school-bus service. The bottom line is: This is about the quality and safety of the busing we provide our special-needs students. Once again, the administration is displaying a pattern of disregard for human needs."