Winnipeg Transit Union

• Assaults, safety concerns lead to bus driver shortage, says Winnipeg transit union

  Winnipeg Transit is dealing with a shortage of drivers, and the union says many bus operators workers have retired early or quit over safety. 'This is not what we signed up for.'

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2022
  
• Winnipeg bus driver union calls for layoff halt as province slowly reopens amid COVID-19

  The city announced plans to reduce service on April 22, which will see Winnipeg Transit run on an "enhanced Saturday schedule" starting this coming Monday.

  Politics

  Apr 30, 2020
  
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• Winnipeg transit union votes to reject city’s latest contract offer

  Another overwhelming "no" from Winnipeg's transit union as they have rejected the city's latest contract offer.

  Traffic

  May 31, 2019
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• Winnipeg transit drivers caught between union, management on ‘Free Ride Day’

  Mayor Brian Bowman told 680 CJOB that the proposed transit protest isn't considered legal job action, and that the city is going to the Manitoba Labour Board.

  Politics

  May 14, 2019
• Winnipeg Transit Union ‘won’t stop fighting’ after Brian Kyle Thomas’ guilty verdict

  The Winnipeg Transit Union has spoken out after a jury found Brian Kyle Thomas guilty in the murder of bus driver Irvine Jubal Fraser.

  Crime

  Feb 1, 2019
• Winnipeg Transit forecasts $7.9 million dollar surplus

  Winnipeg Transit has projected a $7.9 million surplus. Transit union officials wonder why improvements for driver and rider safety have not been done if there is extra money.

  Consumer

  Nov 21, 2018
• City hall approves safety review of Winnipeg Transit

  The city is compiling a report detailing what options are available to improve driver safety but the transit union believes having supervisors deal with fate disputes instead of drivers could make an immediate impact.

  Feb 28, 2017