Things are looking up a bit for those of us who use the bus a lot. Workers at Saskatoon Transit, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615, are currently without a contract. The last one ended 19 months ago. When the union announced this week that it would not accept overtime, starting today, as part of a job action the city retaliated by threatening to lock them out Monday. Fortunately both sides have now agreed to a mediator, and the lockout has been lifted.
Back in 1994 we had a transit strike. The strike started when I was across town at the Mall at Lawson Heights. I was standing at the bus mall, waiting for a bus, when a city employee showed up to let us know there would be no more buses that day. As I result I ended up walking home, which is quite the trip. Fortunately this was during the Summer, so it was just a long walk. I hate to think what it would have been like if it was Winter. This all but certainly wouldn't have happened this time, since I would have had ample warning, and Monday is the Saskatchewan Day public holiday anyways. But I'm sure there are others who would have had to use the bus Monday who would be in a bad spot.
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