GO Transit bus service suspended for 2nd day as strike continues

Transit union, Metrolinx will return to the bargaining table on Friday

Cp24.com
Nov. 9, 2022

A strike by GO Transit workers shut down regional bus service across the Greater Golden Horseshoe for a second straight day on Tuesday -- and will continue until the end of the week.

Around 2,200 workers, including bus drivers and station attendants, walked off the job on Monday.

The next talks between Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1587 and Metrolinx, which operates GO Transit, will take place on Friday, according to ATU Local 1587 President Rob Cormier. Until then, transit workers will be off the job.

The union says Metrolinx failed to table a deal Sunday that addressed key points around job protections, while Metrolinx says it did not have enough time to respond to new issues the union raised during last-minute weekend negotiations.

Metrolinx says it's operating all available GO Trains to help accommodate disrupted riders.

Negotiations started in April and the union has been working without a contract since June. The union said it's the first time GO Transit bus operators have gone on strike.