Tentative agreement reached between bus drivers, employer

parents in the las cruces public school district can breathe a sigh of relief now. the bus driver’s union, and their employer, “s- t-s new mexico” reached a tentative agreement this afternoon. so for now: the driver strike is off. abc-7’s jamie warren is live from our new mexico mobile newsroom. jamie? estela, the union was demanding a safer environment, higher wages and more sick days. you won’t believe how close drivers were to walking out today. pkg union members were on the verge of a strike after storming out of the negotiation room. they were chanting, laying out their picket signs and wearing stickers demanding a fair contract. but suddenly it was back to the bargaing table sot stephanie ly aft president 7:31:00 were letting everyone in mm and across the country know that sts better put students first or next time we’re not going to be waiting 15 to 20 min drivers went back to work, then a few hours later, leaders made an announcement. both sts new mexico and the union reached a tentative agreement. they rushed to tell drivers the news sot 7:44:09 we came to a tentative agreement this afternoon were having a ratifying vote at 5:30 tomorrow at the union hall. we can’t give any info it’s specific to work but tomorrow morning officials aren’t discussing the details of the tentative agreement. but like you heard, drivers will meet here tomorrow evening to take a vote. as of now, the buses are running. we told you monday how the city is expected to save almost seven million