No SeaBus cancellations Saturday as transit job action continues

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – For the first time since job action began eight days ago, there are no cancelled SeaBus sailings scheduled for Saturday.

Trip cancellations have hit SeaBus service everyday since since Nov. 1, when maintenance workers began refusing overtime and bus drivers began refusing to wear their uniforms.

On Friday, 16 sailings were cancelled and dozens of trips were also cancelled on 25 bus routes.

TransLink says the nature of the union’s maintenance overtime ban means SeaBus sailing cancellations will fluctuate each day. It adds most of the bus reductions affected “high-frequency routes,” including several servicing UBC.

Working conditions, wages and benefits have been the main sticking point in negotiations. Unifor and Coast Mountain Bus Company have not met at the negotiating table since talks broke down last week and as of Friday, there no new talks were scheduled between the two sides.

Top Stories

Top Stories

Most Watched Today