grt strike

All buses, including MobilityPLUS will operate Friday morning in Waterloo region. The Region of Waterloo and Unifor Local 4304 have reached a tentative agreement. Unifor represents GRT and MobilityPlus operators, MobilityPLUS reservationists, fleet mechanics and service attendants. 850 Grand River Transit workers will vote on that tentative deal at a ratification meeting on Sunday May 3. They were scheduled to strike at 12:01 Friday morning. Details of the agreement will be released after the results of the vote. Unifor says the bargaining focused on wages, scheduling and benefits.