A crippling school bus strike has forced the city to shell out millions of dollars to transport kids to school � but the strike has actually saved taxpayers money, the Daily News has learned.
New numbers obtained by The News show that the city has saved up to $33 million by withholding payments to bus companies since drivers and special-education matrons walked off the job Jan. 16.
The drivers with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 are protesting the city�s decision to put private bus company contracts out to bid without employee protections for senior workers.
Of the 152,000 kids who use yellow buses, approximately 100,000 are still without a ride to class. The city has spent big to help their parents get them to school and back.
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