The City of Saskatoon reported Friday that several bus routes had to be cancelled or delayed due to a continuing labour dispute with the union representing transit workers.
The contract dispute has lasted about four years. The union began refusing to work overtime last Saturday.
The city reported disruptions to the following bus routes:
High school Routes:
Route 7 servicing Tommy Douglas and Bethlehem at 3:46 p.m. will be cancelled today. Students will be required to catch Route 23.
Route 23 servicing Tommy Douglas and Bethlehem at 3:35 p.m. will be cancelled today. Students will be required to catch Route 23.
Route 331 servicing Aden Bowman, Walter Murray and Holy Cross High Schools leaving at 3:30 p.m. has been cancelled. Students will be required to catch Route 81.
Route 332 servicing Holy Cross at 3:20 p.m. will be cancelled. Students will be required to catch Route 83 to Center Mall and then transfer to Route 84 or Route 85.
Route 334 servicing Aden Bowman, Walter Murray and Holy Cross at 3:30 p.m. has been cancelled. Students will be required to catch Route 81.
Route 335 servicing Aden Bowman, Walter Murray and Holy Cross High Schools leaving at 3:30 p.m. has been cancelled. Students will be required to catch Route 81.
Route 335 and 338 servicing Walter Murray at 2:20 p.m. has been cancelled. Students will be required to catch Route 81.
Route 339 servicing Bethlehem and Tommy Douglas schools starting at 3:25 p.m. will be cancelled today. Students will be required to catch Route 23.
Route 341 servicing Bedford Road, E.D. Feehan and Mont Royal high schools starting at 3:44pm has been cancelled. Students will be required to catch Route 5.
Route 346 and 348 servicing Bethlehem and Tommy Douglas schools starting at 3:25 p.m. will be cancelled today. Students will have to catch Route 23.
Regular Routes:
Route 22 Montgomery via Confederation leaving the downtown terminal at 3:29 p.m., 3:59 p.m and 4:29 p.m. will be cancelled today.
Route 22 Montgomery leaving Confederation Terminal at 3:29 p.m. and 4:59 p.m. will be cancelled today.
Route 23 Blairmore leaving Confederation Mall at 3:47 and 4:54 p.m. will be cancelled today.
Route 101 University Direct will be cancelled at 2:40 p.m. passenger will be required to catch route 50 Lakeview of 55 Lakeridge.
Route 102 University Direct leaving Campus Dr. at 2:35 p.m. will be cancelled today.
Abilities Council Special #1 will be cancelled today. Passengers will have to catch Route 19 City Centre or Route 1 City Centre.
City Centre Special leaving Sask. Polytechnic at 3:07 p.m. will be cancelled today. Passengers will have to catch Route 7 Route 30 or Route 35.
Route 20 South Industrial Special leaving Melville Street and Brand Court at 4:01 p.m. will be cancelled.
The following routes may experience a higher volume of passengers resulting in full buses during morning service:
Route 4 Willowgrove Square between 2:48p.m.and 5:48 p.m.
Route 5 McCormack between 3:16 p.m. and 5:16 p.m.
Route 6 City Centre 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Route 17 Stonebridge leaving the U of S terminal between 3:41 p.m. and 5:41 p.m.
Route 18 leaving the U of S terminal 3:37 p.m. and 5:37 p.m.
Route 23 leaving Confederation Mall between 3:10 p.m. and 5:10 p.m.
Route 40 Evergreen leaving the U of S terminal between 2:53 p.m. and 5:53 p.m.
Route 45 Kenderdine leaving the U of S terminal between 3:37 p.m. and 5:37 p.m.
Route 50 Lakeview leaving the U of S terminal between 3:21 p.m. and 5:21 p.m.
Route 55 Lakeridge between 3:36 p.m. and 5:36 p.m.
Route 60 Confederation between 3:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.
Route 81 between 3:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.
Route 82 leaving the U of S terminal between 3:44 p.m. and 5:44 p.m.
Route 84 between 3:24 p.m. and 5:24 p.m.