The union representing Blue Bus drivers and the District of West Vancouver have agreed to last-ditch meetings on Sunday to try to hammer out a deal that could avert a bus strike Monday morning.
The weekend session of mediated contract talks was confirmed Friday morning.
The new session of talks comes after the Amalgamated Transit Union announced buses in West Vancouver would stop rolling Monday unless a deal is made.
Bill Tieleman, spokesman for the transit union, said that’s still the union’s position. “We’re not putting off our job action on the basis of these talks,” he said.
The union put an overtime ban in place over the past week, which has resulted in a number of bus cancellations. The municipality has been posting a list of impacted bus routes on its website.
Mediated talks between the municipality and transit union broke down more than week ago when a mediator booked out of talks because the two sides were too far apart.
The Blue Bus system has been in place for 100 years without a transit strike.
