FirstGroup expansion into Europe prompts alliance
Source: International Transport Workers' Federation news release, 2 February 2007
Trade unions from European countries where passenger carrier FirstGroup is planning to expand have announced plans to send a fact finding mission to the USA to investigate the company's service record and whether it is living up to its pledge to remain neutral during union membership drives.
....... The British and American delegates passed on examples of FirstGroup's poor service quality after being awarded local government and school contracts for bus service. Delegates learned that just in the past week schools in Ohio were shut down for a day because FirstGroup's school bus subsidiary failed to screen out drivers with criminal records.
Related article from the Cincinnati Enquirer, January 25, 2007: Schools close over bus driver checks