Bus Strike

• Fraser Valley bus drivers issue strike notice, could stop fare collection Thursday

  The union for First Transit bus operators and support workers said it will be in a legal strike position at 3 p.m. Thursday, 'at which point drivers will stop collecting fares.'

  Consumer

  Jan 30
  
• Kelowna bus drivers offered 9% over three years: First Transit

  First Transit, which said it didn't want to bargain in the media, sent out a press release outlining their offer to Kelowna bus drivers ahead of their Wednesday strike deadline.

  Traffic

  Oct 4, 2022
  
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• Operation of public transit in Central Okanagan questioned as strike looms

  The union has issued a strike deadline of Oct. 5 after weeks of escalating job action that failed to put pressure on the employer.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2022
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• Central Okanagan bus drivers plan to strike next week

  Three weeks ago, the union sent a full counter-proposal to First Transit Canada and the president of Local 1722 said there's been no response.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022
• District of West Vancouver and Blue Bus union reach new collective agreement

  The deal was reached after months of negotiations, where the bus driver union's president was publicly unhappy with the tactics being used by the District of West Vancouver.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2022
• Blue Bus drivers, mechanics set to strike in West Vancouver on Thursday

  "West Vancouver District is provoking this dispute by refusing to bargain a fair contract and now not even accepting our offer of binding arbitration," writes the union president.

  Traffic

  Sep 6, 2022
• Central Okanagan bus riders brace for transportation woes amid potential strike

  Talks between the employer, First Transit and the union, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) local 1722, broke off last week.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2022
• West Vancouver Blue Bus union threatening further job action amid working strike

  The union's president said they have sent the employer a counter-offer to consider after failed talks.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2022
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• Parents battle ‘lack of communication’ amid bus strike affecting 2,300 kids

  'At the rate they're going right now, it's going to take a kid getting injured,' says one parent about the slow pace of talks in a bus driver strike in Winnipeg School Division.

  Money

  Nov 18, 2020
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• Bus strike begins on first day of school in Winnipeg School Division

  School bus drivers in Winnipeg School Division are officially on strike just as some students are heading back to class amid already uncertain times.

  Education

  Sep 8, 2020