[Reed Solomon]

Just in time for next months bus passes to be purchased. Way to go Winnipeg Transit!

City and transit union reach settlement
Bus service to resume to normal soon

By SUN MEDIA

WINNIPEG, MB – The City of Winnipeg and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 1505, representing Winnipeg Transit Drivers and Maintenance Workers, have reached a settlement with respect to concluding a collective agreement.

Matters in the collective agreement were resolved by mutual consent, with the exception of the proposal for Sunday shifting, which the parties have agreed to refer to arbitration.

Transit workers will receive a general salary increase of 2% in 2008, 2.2% in 2009, and 3% in 2010.

City of Winnipeg Chief Administrative Officer Glen Laubenstein said, “This settlement is fair to employees, and enables us to meet our obligations to the public. I would like to thank all those involved in the negotiations for their hard work to help achieve a satisfactory resolution.”

Laubenstein added, “Throughout the negotiations, a number of non-contractual items arose in the discussions. The City is committed to continue these discussions, working with the union and employees to improve our workplaces, and thereby improve service to the public.”


The city expects some minor scheduling issues with respect to today’s Transit service but hope that regular schedules will resume shortly.

Article doesn't mention anything about split shifts/bitch shifts though. Hopefully they phase those out so that they can stop paying out overtime and focus on employee retention. Seriously.