Bus Driver Walkout

The people who make sure Columbus students get home safe and sound put the brakes on today.

The people who make sure columbus students get home safe and sound put the brakes on today.

Bus drivers for the columbus municipal school district stage a walkout..

Drivers say in july they were promised 6 hours of work a day making 12 dollars an hour-- but now they're only working 4 hours a day.

These drivers are protesting.

In the video you can see them holding signs that say "how much would áyouá pay for a babysitter?"

And "we can't live with that amount of pay."

There are 23 bus drivers in the district, but only about half of them were at today's protest.

"we came on expecting a certain amount of pay and a certain amount of hours.

Today at the last minute, we were told that we would only be getting four hours, when we're supposed to be getting six.

What they're doing to us is ridiculous.

It's unfair... unexpected... i hope they will step up and do what they are supposed to do because we can't work for free."

Despite today's walkout, some buses did run as scheduled.

We've reached out to both superintendent dr. cherie labat and school board president jason spears