The next time you plan a special event that involves chartering a bus, be sure to contact one of the following unionized bus companies to insist on hiring a union bus driver:

Colonial Pioneer Academy coach bus charter

(ATU Local 241)

847-507-3104

Cook County School Bus

(Teamsters Local 744)

708-560-9840

First Student (Teamsters Local 777)

Villa Park location: 630-530-9366

Batavia location:630-406-0700

Glen Ellyn location:630-530-9366

Other companies in the suburban area include First Student in Cresthill and Naperville (Teamsters Local 179), First Student in Dekalb and Durham in Elgin (Teamsters Local 330),  First Student in Rockton (Teamsters Local 325),  and Kickert Bus Lines (Teamsters Local 142).