Grand River Transit bus drivers and maintenance workers walked off the job just after midnight Monday after failing to ratify an agreement with Waterloo Region.
A release from the region says that bus service stopped three hours after the strike began.
The strike will shut down bus services including conventional buses, MobilityPLUS and busPLUS.
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ION LRT trains will continue to run as the service is operated by a private company.
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“We appreciate that customers rely on transit on a daily basis and we will continue to update customers and residents with information as soon as it becomes available,” a release from the region said.
A tentative agreement between the two sides had been announced by the region on Saturday which union members rejected.
The union says three are currently no talks scheduled with the region.
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