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Everett School District faces bus driver strike

Sep 30, 2025, 5:29 PM | Updated: Oct 1, 2025, 11:55 am

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Teamsters Local 38 holds an informational picket as bus drivers demand better compensation and benefits. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

The Everett School District may be faced with a bus driver strike, KIRO 7 reported Tuesday.

Teamsters Local 38 members voted by a wide margin to walk off the job.

Workers are demanding their employer, Durham School Services, offer them a new collective bargaining agreement, according to a news release from the union. Drivers want compensation and benefits comparable to other school districts.

“A strike is imminent,” President of Teamsters Local 38 Pete Lamb told KIRO 7. “We’re going to do everything in our power to prevent that.”

Teamsters Local 38 said the company walked away from the bargaining table last week, refusing to negotiate in good faith. Therefore, union members filed unfair labor practices against their employer.

The drivers’ current agreement with Durham School Services expired on July 31, Lamb confirmed to KIRO Newsradio.

A strike would impact thousands of students, as the Everett School District is one of the largest in the state.

Tuesday morning, union members held an informational picket outside the school bus depot.

Union representatives speaking with employer, Everett School District says

Durham School Services is speaking with union representatives and has scheduled October 15 to resume negotiations, Lamb confirmed to KIRO Newsradio.

“The district does not anticipate any immediate disruption to bus service and is in regular communication with Durham,” the district wrote to KIRO 7 in a statement. “Should any disruption to our regular transportation occur, the district will notify all affected families immediately.”

Contributing: KIRO 7

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