The union representing bus drivers with the Winnipeg School Division is delaying a strike deadline for its members amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Members had been scheduled to hold a final strike vote Tuesday.
“Given the stress and uncertainty that everyone is going through right now, we are postponing our strike position and bargaining with Winnipeg School Division 1, until a more appropriate time,” said Jeff Traeger, president of UFCW Local 832, in a release Tuesday.
The union said it is stepping back from a potential strike action on April 6 and will look at new bargaining dates “in the future” when both sides are able to meet.
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The union represents roughly 95 bus drivers from Winnipeg School Division 1.
The union and the school division have been bargaining since October after the drivers’ contracts expired last June.
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Earlier this month, 71 UFCW 832 bus drivers voted 100 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.
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