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Speaker 1: The Whaland School District is among many that rely on

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Speaker 1: bus drivers under contract with Student First Transportation, which expires tomorrow.

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Speaker 1: A strike would affect families who rely on those buses,

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Speaker 1: Families like this Met Coast students.

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Speaker 2: I have a brother in high school and a sister

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Speaker 2: in elementary school, so that means my mom would have

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Speaker 2: to drop us off all at different schools in the

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Speaker 2: morning and after at the afternoon.

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Speaker 3: Pick us up.

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Speaker 1: This potential strike wouldn't just be in Massachusetts, but nationwide,

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Speaker 1: as the Teamsters union representing them is demanding better wages

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Speaker 1: and benefits across the board. This former area teacher isn't

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Speaker 1: so sure a strike would work, especially in this economy.

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Speaker 3: So they're going to put themselves out of work.

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Speaker 1: As for a message to parents who would be impacted

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Speaker 1: by a strike.

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Speaker 4: Good luck paying for gas, Yes, good luck

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