Employees of Howard County’s largest school bus contractor, Zum Services, voted to unionize this week, according to an International Brotherhood of Teamsters news release. Workers voted 194-43 Tuesday ...

The 2025-2026 school year for the St. Louis Public Schools(SLPS) is hosting a three day hiring event in search of bus drivers and bus driver attendants. Zum is modern transportation system in the U.S.

Zum is hiring 242 drivers and 55 attendants to cover 220 bus routes and serve the families of Saint Louis Public Schools. Certified drivers and attendants are encouraged to attend, as well as ...

Now, the school board is hoping to change that. This week, SLPS approved a proposal for Zum to take over 220 bus routes across the city for 30 million dollars a year but this won’t happen overnight.

Drivers at Zum Transportation in Jessup, which provides service on nearly half of Howard County’s school bus routes, have voted to unionize.