Labor Union Blog

You’ve seen them on downtown street corners, picking up passengers, offering cheap trips to another city. These so-called "curbside buses" are growing rapidly. Because they pick up and drop off passengers from downtown curbsides—and not from a centralized bus terminal—they are harder to inspect and remain virtually unregulated.

But earlier this month that began to change. The House of Representatives passed a bill that instructs the U.S. Transportation Department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to require intercity bus companies to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it grants and renews operating licenses. Larger carriers such as Greyhound and Peter Pan already comply with the ADA requirements.