NEWMARKET, Ont. - York Region residents are being warned to brace for a transit strike next Tuesday morning.
Talks between Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 and Veolia Transportation Services Canada broke down on Friday.
A release from York Region says union members plan to walk out at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday morning in York Region Transit's southwest division.
The strike will affect 24 bus routes operating primarily in Vaughan, and some routes in the towns of Richmond Hill, Newmarket, Aurora and Markham and the Township of King.
About 214 unionized Veolia operators and mechanics and 131 YRT vehicles provide service to nearly 28,000 daily weekday riders on the affected routes.
All Viva Rapid Transit routes will continue to operate and YRT service operated by other contractors will also continue to run.
