Kimya Williams speaks on behalf of the “RPS Five” during a press conference outside Richmond City Hall. The five bus drivers were fired on April 25 after call-outs disrupted afterschool activities. They return to work under a new three-year collective bargaining agreement between Richmond Public Schools and LIUNA Local 804.
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‘RPS Five’ reinstated in wake of pay dispute
“Reinstated! Twenty-nine years! Twenty-nine years! Reinstated!” The voice of Richmond Public Schools bus driver Cynthia Cole echoed through City Hall’s entryway Monday as she, four other drivers, and their supporters celebrated their rehiring following a tentative contract agreement between RPS and the drivers’ union.
