Treat Us Right!

First Student Can Afford to


     Treat Us Right

   The Facts on First Student
 
  If you think that First Student is a small, struggling organization…think again.

Our new employer, First Student, is a global company that is more than making ends meet, while bus workers struggle to do the same for our families.  As school bus drivers, attendants and mechanics, we are concerned  with standards in the school bus industry and are working hard to make some needed changes.

We are seeking a living wage, affordable health insurance, respect on the job and safety  on our buses.  We wanted to share this information about First Student with you because it makes it clear that First Student can afford to do better for us and for the children we transport.

            Global Reach

             First Student is a subsidiary of a major global company called FirstGroup.

              FirstGroup is a United Kingdom-based transport provider with operations in the United States, U.K.
               and Canada.

             The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Moir Lockhead, whose salary, bonuses, benefits and
                stock options package totaled more than $2.6 million in 2005.

            Here at Home

Since its merger with Laidlaw was completed in October 2007, the combined company owns 63,000 buses  and controls more than 40 percent of the U.S. privatized school bus market.

In 2007, FirstGroup reported profits on its North American operations totaling over $130 million – an increase of 8.6 percent over 2006.

   The company owns 13 percent of the school buses in the U.S.

The company has 1,500 contracts throught the U.S. and Canada, with more than $9 billion in annual corporate revenue.

   The company employs about 96,000 workers.

   First Student transports almost three million children to school each day.

FirstGroup's 2007 Annual Report

FirstGroup's 2006 Annual Report

FirstGroup's corporate social responsibility that guarantees employees the right to join
         unions without fear of retaliation or discrimination by management.