Come in, sit down — or don't
A microwave, refrigerator and vending machine sit in an empty room Wednesday at the Gallup-McKinley County Schools bus barn. Employees contend they are no longer allowed to eat lunch on the property and chairs were removed from the room in retaliation by management for an alleged "unauthorized meeting," employees claim never occurred. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Adron Gardner

By Babette Herrmann
Staff writer

GALLUP — If Gallup-McKinley County School District bus drivers want to sit down and eat lunch in the employee lounge they have two options: sit on the floor or bring their own chair. When bus drivers came to work Tuesday the lounge area was empty.

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