Contact :
Kim Plaskett
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Phone: 972-789-7202
Sarah Lewensohn
Laidlaw International, Inc
Phone: 630-848-3120
GREYHOUND LINES,
INC. EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION
(ATU) NATIONAL LOCAL 1700
THROUGH APRIL 30, 2007
DALLAS (April 10, 2007) – Greyhound
Lines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Laidlaw International,
Inc. (NYSE: LI), today announced that its collective bargaining
agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) National
Local 1700 will be extended through April 30, 2007. The
company will meet with the union prior to the contract’s
expiration, and business will continue to operate as usual.
The ATU represents approximately
3,300 Greyhound employees, including 3,000 drivers and about half
of the company’s mechanics.
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are forward-looking statements made under the safe-harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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terminology such as: believe, hope, may, anticipate, should,
intend, plan, will, expect, estimate, continue, project,
positioned, strategy and similar expressions. Such statements
involve certain risks, uncertainti
