The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has ruled that the City of Saskatoon does not need to reimburse the Amalgamated Transit Union for the second half of a transit lockout in 2014.

Transit workers were locked out of their jobs for four weeks starting in Sept. 20, 2014.

In a previous ruling, the labour relations board determined that half of that lockout was illegal, because there was an outstanding unfair labour case filed by a transit worker.

Due to that ruling, the lockout period between Sept. 20 to Oct. 3 was deemed illegal, and the city was ordered to pay the transit union $651,000 in damages and lost wages.

However, the rest of the lockout, from Oct. 3 to Oct. 20 has now been deemed legal, and the city won't need to pay any extra money.

Labour strife between the city and the transit union is far from over. The union still doesn't have a collective agreement in place, and serious disagreements about changes to workers' pension plans remain outstanding.

The union and the city plan to resume meetings this week.

For a link to the decision, click here.