Transit union bans voluntary OT in contract bid
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Winnipeg’s Transit union announced Sunday that its 1,400 members would refuse voluntary overtime in a bid to hammer out a contract deal after workers resoundingly rejected the city’s offer recently.
The ban, which takes effect Monday, would restrict members of the Amalgamated Transit Union from signing up for overtime.
“Our members stand united against the concessions advanced by the city… and after rejecting their second offer, we are taking a stand,” said ATU 1505 president Aleem Chaudhary in a written statement.
He said the union’s goal is to force the city to return to bargaining.
The ban doesn’t apply to drivers on buses that are late, or to missed relief buses.
The workers have been without a contract since January.
Last week, Transit employees voted 97 per cent against a four-year deal that included three annual wage hikes of 1.75 per cent.
In April, the union rejected an earlier contract offer.
Chaudhary said the city proposed hiring 200 part-time drivers, who would be paid $10 less an hour than current employees and would not receive a pension or benefits. He said it would create a two-tiered system of workers.
