City buses are rolling today after a strike by transit drivers was avoided over the weekend. An all night mediated session led to an agreement early Saturday morning. Drivers with the Amalgamated Transit Union, local 966, voted 76 percent in favour of the new deal Sunday. Transit workers had been without a contract since June of 2012. City Council will vote to ratify the contract at its meeting tonight. ATU President Sheila Kivisto says the five year deal includes an increase in wages.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Drivers Approve Deal
City buses are rolling today after a strike by transit drivers was avoided over the weekend. An all night mediated session led to an agreement early Saturday morning. Drivers with the Amalgamated Transit Union, local 966, voted 76 percent in favour of the new deal Sunday. Transit workers had been without a contract since June of 2012. City Council will vote to ratify the contract at its meeting tonight. ATU President Sheila Kivisto says the five year deal includes an increase in wages.
