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November 20, 2013
S c h o o l B u s D r i v e r s V o te t o S t r i k e
The union representing about
250 Portland school bus drivers
says its members have voted over­
whelmingly to strike following a
stalemate in negotiations with First
Student, the company operating
yellow school buses.
Jo h n H unt, p re sid e n t o f
Algamated Transit Union, said the
sticking point is the company ’ s pro­
posal to stop paying anything for
employee health insurance. He said
there’s no date for the proposed
strike, pending mediation between
the two parties which is scheduled
for Dec. 5.
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“Our drivers transport the most
important cargo in the city. We all
know that children pass on illness
and they get ill much more frequently
than any other type of passenger. It
makes no sense to cut their drivers
off from health insurance,” Hunt
says.
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Trayvon Martin Killer Arrested Again
(AP) -- George Zimmerman was
charged Monday with felony as­
sault after deputies were called to
the Florida home where he lived
with his girlfriend, who claimed he
pointed a shotgun at her during an
argument.
A uthorities said Zim m erm an
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mph zone
in September, and having a tag cover
and windows that were too darkly
tinted. He was also stopped near
Dallas in July and was given a warn­
ing for speeding.
In 2005, Zimmerman had to take
anger management courses after he
was accused of attacking an under­
cover officer who was trying to ar­
rest Zimmerman's friend.
TLWeek in
The Review
Police on Steroids
The Portland Police union’s new
contract proposal contains a new
protection for officers. The city and
union were not commenting Mon­
day, but according to the Orego­
nian, police would not face reper­
cussions if they take sports supple­
ments that are “tainted with ste­
roids or prohorm ones” and test
positive in random drug tests.
Expanding High Schools
Leonard Latin
R eporter /P hotographer Donovan M.
pushed the woman out of the house
and barricaded the door with furni­
ture. He was charged with aggra­
vated assault with a weapon, bat­
tery and criminal mischief.
Zimmerman, 30, was acquitted in
July of all charges in the shooting of
Trayvon Martin. The death of the
black teenager, who was unarmed,
touched off a nationwide debate
about race and self-defense.
Z im m erm an has had o th er
brushes with the law since his ac­
quittal, in­
c lu d in g a
d o m e s tic
d is p u te
with his es-
tra n g e d
wife; being
ticketed for
d o in g 60
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voted Monday to increase the ca­
pacity o f Franklin, G rant, and
Roosevelt high schools beyond
what was first proposed in a prop­
erty tax bond that pays for major
school remodels.
MAX Service Derailing
No injuries were reported following
the derailing o f a MAX train on
Monday afternoon, taking off from
the Northeast 82nd Avenue sta­
tion. It took nearly seven hours
before service was restored and a
faulty track brake bracket repaired.