Saskatoon Transit routes disrupted Friday by ATU 615 job action

Saskatoon Transit said it is forced to cancel buses on several routes Friday afternoon and evening due to job action by members of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 615.

This includes three buses on high school routes:

• Route 331 – Aden Bowman, Walter Murray and Holy Cross leaving at 3:30 p.m. Students will have to catch Route 81.
• Route 342 – Bedford Road, E.D. Feehan and Mount Royal leaving at 3:35 p.m. Students will have to catch Route 5.
• Route 352 St. Joseph leaving at 3:25 p.m. Students will have to catch Route 45 and then transfer at Central Avenue and 103 Street to Route 18.

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Transit has also cancelled 14 buses on regular routes:

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• Route 12 – River Heights leaving downtown at 4:45 p.m.
• Route 19 – Market Mall via Lorne Avenue leaving downtown at 3:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.
• Route 18 – College Park leaving the U of S at 3:38 p.m. and 5:37 p.m.
• Route 20 – South Industrial Special leaving Melville Street and Brand Road at 5:06 p.m.
• Route 22 – Montgomery leaving the Downtown Terminal at 3:29 p.m., 4:59 p.m. and 5:29 p.m.
• Route 22 – Montgomery leaving Confederation Mall at 3:29 p.m.
• Route 23 – Blairmore leaving Confederation Mall to Shaw Centre at 4:24 p.m. and leaving Shaw Centre to Confederation Mall at 4:35 p.m.
• Route 50 – Lakeridge leaving U of S at 4:36 p.m.
• Route 101 University Direct – leaving Campus Drive and College Drive at 2:40 p.m.

Higher passenger volumes resulting in full buses are expected on several routes during the afternoon:

• Route 4 – Willowgrove Square leaving the U of S between 3:20 p.m. and 5:20 p.m.
• Route 6 – Market Mall leaving the U of S between 3:07 p.m. and 5:37 p.m.
• Route 18 – College Park leaving the U of S between 3:07 p.m. and 5:37 p.m.
• Route 55 – Lakeridge leaving the U of S between 2:35 p.m. and 5:35 p.m.
• Route 60 – Confederation leaving the downtown terminal between 3:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.
• Route 82 – to Centre Mall leaving the U of S between 3:44 p.m. and 5:44 p.m.

City officials said drivers are refusing to work overtime and with the current work to rule campaign, delays, cancellations and overcrowding on other buses is possible.

READ MORE: Both sides stand firm in Saskatoon Transit contract dispute

Transit officials said they are reducing bus frequencies on some routes in response to the refusal of transit drivers to work overtime.

Riders can see service alerts on both the Saskatoon Transit and the city’s websites, using the transit app and by following Saskatoon Transit on Twitter.

Access Transit is not affected as it is an essential service.