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The Crimson White


Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Bus drivers go on strike

CW Staff March 1, 2010

Effective this morning, drivers for the CrimsonRide are on strike. After rejecting the latest offer from First Transit, the company running the bus system, the unionized drivers are currently on strike...

Wage increase not best solution for CrimsonRide drivers

Letter to the Editor February 24, 2010

The CrimsonRide drivers’ struggle to make ends meet inspires much empathy. Few of us have grown up in such desperation as their families. However, the best decisions are based not on emotion, but on...

Respect requires a respectable wage

Jonathan Reed February 19, 2010

“I don’t get paid enough to put up with this.” We’ve all heard this before. Most of us have probably said it. I know I have. It makes sense that many people would see pay as compensation for abuse...

Our View: Bus drivers deserve raise

Our View February 18, 2010

In short: CrimsonRide drivers should be heard. The CrimsonRide bus system is only a few years old, but already it has become a fixture on the UA campus. Many students rely on the buses every day to get...

Students offer support to bus drivers

Students offer support to bus drivers

Patty Vaughan February 17, 2010

Some UA students are showing their support for CrimsonRide bus drivers through call-ins today, a day before the bus drivers try to negotiate a new contract with their parent company. First Transit. Currently...