After 'progress' Sunday, City of Saskatoon, Transit union to continue contract negotiations
CBC News | Posted: September 19, 2016 2:14 AM | Last Updated: September 19, 2016
Union representing Saskatoon Transit workers served city 48-hour strike notice Friday
After a day of negotiations where progress was made towards a new collective bargaining agreement for Saskatoon Transit workers, talks are slated to continue Monday.
The City of Saskatoon and the union representing transit employees met Sunday. The session followed the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615 giving the city strike notice late Friday afternoon, which would allow workers to take job action as of 5 p.m. CST Sunday.
- City of Saskatoon continues contract talks with transit union
- Saskatoon Transit union serves 48-hour strike notice
On Saturday, the city invited union executives back to the bargaining table and on Sunday, negotiations resumed.
If strike action is taken, Jim Yakubowski, president of the transit union, said the intention wouldn't be to start with full removal of service. In its notice to the city, the union said strike action could include anything from slowdowns to overtime bans, not wearing uniforms, rotating strikes or a complete work stoppage.