Local 615

1 person stabbed on bus in Saskatoon

Union President says violence towards drivers, public on transit is growing

Saskatoon transit drivers' union calls for better safety policies amid violence on buses

Drivers afraid to come to work, says local union president.

Saskatoon transit drivers say they are subjected to a litany of abuse by their pa

Escalating Violence on Transit across Canada

February 1, 2023


The Honourable Scott Moe
Premier of Saskatchewan
226 Legislative Building
Regina, SK  S4S 0B3
CANADA

 

Local union president says more security is still needed for workers and passengers

Local union president says more security is still needed for workers and passengers.

City issues call for last safety barriers for Saskatoon buses

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Stabbing - Broadway Avenue & 12 Street East

The Saskatoon Police Service is continuing to investigate following an assault that occurred Wednesday afternoon. 

At 5:43 p.m., May 1st, 2024, officers responded to a call of a person who had been stabbed on a city bus at the intersection 12th street East and Broadway Avenue. 

Arriving officers observed the victim being attended by Medavie Health Services and Saskatoon Fire. The suspect had fled the scene prior to police arrival. 

The 18-year-old male victim was taken to hospital where he is believed to be recovering in stable condition. 

Punched, kicked, spat on: Saskatoon Transit workers call for help after violent assaults

Carla Shynkaruk Mulit-Skilled Journalist CTV News


The union representing the city’s bus drivers says violence against transit workers is out of control.

The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 615 and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) say they want something done to protect transit employees.

The city says plans have been put into place to address the threat to worker safety, but workers say it can’t come soon enough.

Saskatoon Transit maintenance manager ‘moving to a different position’

Four days after Saskatoon city councillors unanimously voted for an investigation into why there have been hundreds of service and route cancellations this winter, the city has confirmed one big change in the transit department so far.

According to a brief statement from transit director Jim McDonald: “Effective March 14, 2022, the Maintenance Manager of Saskatoon Transit will be moving to a different position within the department.

Transit union president calls Saskatoon service reductions ‘unprecedented’

Saskatoon’s transit union is signalling a growing concern with the public transit system.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615 president Darcy Pederson said on any given day, there can be anywhere from a few route service cancellations to dozens of them.

That has been going on for the last few months, something he said he has never seen or experienced before.

“I believe that it’s due to lack of preventative maintenance on the buses and getting the parts in for the buses that need to be fixed,” he said.

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