Manitoba

Winnipeg Transit union, city reach tentative labour agreement

The city and the Winnipeg Transit union reached a tentative labour agreement this afternoon.
The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505 and city reached a tentative labour deal June 18, 2015. (CBC)

The union that represents Winnipeg Transit employees has reached a tentative agreement that could put an end to recent labour disputes.

Thanks to help from a provincially-appointed conciliation officer, the city said it and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505 have struck a deal.

The settlement offer still has to be ratified by the 1,100 bus drivers and 250 maintenance workers represented by the union.

This is the second tentative deal between the city and union in recent weeks.