12/29/2022 0 Comments Fargo Public Schools Drivers Education![]() "My supervisor Brad Redmond walked into my office, sat down, said 'we need to talk,' he closed the door. Steiner says two weeks after this meeting, he’s been let go. What assurances do we have that Kenneth won't be terminated over this issue?' She said, 'Well, all I can say is I have no issues with Kenneth.' That's all she said. Another bus driver spoke up and said, 'no, wait, you didn't answer the question. Slette said some things, but didn't answer that question directly. "One of the bus drivers spoke up and said, 'what assurances do we have that Kenneth Steiner will not be terminated because he's being a voice for the bus drivers?' A couple other bus drivers spoke up and said yeah, we've never had this voice, no one's ever spoke up for us before. He says the drivers went to bat for him for his job. Steiner says topics of discussion at the meeting focused around where West Fargo Public Schools could find the funds to pay the drivers a higher wage, but the drivers were told no funds were available for this purpose. ![]() Steiner says Superintendent Beth Slette told the drivers at the meeting that their hard work was recognized, but if anyone decided to not show up on the first day of school in protest they would be fired. They claim they are the lowest paid drivers in the area, and are struggling with being short staffed. On August 16, West Fargo bus drivers met with administration to try and negotiate higher wages. ![]() Kenneth Steiner says he wonders if his transgressions were “fire-able offenses.” The operations supervisor for the West Fargo Public Schools Transportation Department says he was fired yesterday. ![]()
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