The “RPS Five” — bus drivers fired April 25 following coordinated absences — leave City Hall to cheers after a press conference announcing their reinstatement under a new three-year collective bargaining agreement between Richmond Public Schools and LIUNA Local 804. The
drivers return with six-hour shifts at full pay.
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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.
