Mat-Su school bus worker strike to enter fifth week

PALMER — A Mat-Su school bus worker strike will stretch into a fifth week after a union representing employees and the region’s primary bus contractor failed to reach an agreement Thursday.

Negotiations between Teamsters 959 and Durham School Services on Thursday ended without an agreement and are scheduled to resume April 1 via a web-based meeting, a union official said late Thursday afternoon.

Union officials did not provide details about progress during the Thursday negotiations. Durham officials said the sides made progress during the talks…

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