Milwaukee Area Students Urge End To Bus Standoff

Two days into the bus drivers strike in Milwaukee, university students who depend on buses to go to school and summer jobs say they are “seriously” affected. Student leaders at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University urged the driver’s union and the local transit system to end the work stoppage “as soon as possible”.

UW-Milwaukee Student President Mike Sportiello said students who can’t get to class during the walkout could see severe harm to their grades and future employment.

“You know you could be getting a worse grade, which will look worse to future employers and post-baccalaureate opportunities like grad school or med school,” Sportiello said. “You also have a difficulty of perhaps failing a class. If you don’t pass a class, you may have to stay an extra semester at school. And that’s a big deal.”