Cicero Bus Drivers Settle Contract!

A contract is only as good as the people fighting for it. Thank you to my fellow union family members for fighting together with us!
– Maria Villalobos-Bejar, Cicero Bus Driver

Congratulations to Cicero bus drivers who recently settled their new contract! Here is a summary of their victories!

Wages
July 1, 2024 4.5%
July 1, 2025 3.75%
July 1, 2026 3.75%
July 1, 2027 3.75%
July 1, 2028 3.75%

3.1 Bus Routes
Substitute drivers will rotate through all available daily routes on a continuous rotation

4.4 Job Classifications

• Full-time employee: An employee that works 27.5 hours or more during each week of the school year
• Part-time employee: An employee that works less than 27.5 hours per week
• Bus Driver: A district employee that drives a bus that requires a CDL and has their CDL license

7.1 Health Insurance

• $3,750 additional compensation if employee is eligible for single health insurance but does not enroll
• $5,625 additional compensation if employee is eligible for family health insurance but enrolls only in single health insurance
• $7,500 additional compensation if employee is eligible for family health insurance but does not enroll in any

13.4 Attendance Incentive Pay
Any driver using two (2) or less full days of Sick Leave and Personal Leave in one fiscal year shall be given $500 as incentive pay at the conclusion of the fiscal year.
Any driver who completes the fiscal year with perfect attendance shall be given $1000 as incentive pay at the end of the year. Drivers shall only be eligible for the greater incentive documented above. In no case may a driver receive both payments.
Drivers will be paid the incentives within two pay periods of the end of the fiscal year.

Safe Driver Pay
Moved up to $300 from $250 previously