Kitchener-Waterloo
850 Grand River Transit workers will vote on a tentative deal Sunday May 3.
Tentative agreement reached between Unifor and the Region of Waterloo
CBC News · Posted: May 01, 2026 5:35 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Unifor Local 4304 and the Region of Waterloo have reached a tentative agreement averting a strike that would have started at 12:01 a.m Friday. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
All buses, including MobilityPLUS will operate Friday morning in Waterloo region.
The Region of Waterloo and Unifor Local 4304 have reached a tentative agreement.
Unifor represents GRT and MobilityPlus operators, MobilityPLUS reservationists, fleet mechanics and service attendants.
850 Grand River Transit workers will vote on that tentative deal at a ratification meeting on Sunday May 3. They were scheduled to strike at 12:01 Friday morning.
Details of the agreement will be released after the results of the vote.
Unifor says the bargaining focused on wages, scheduling and benefits.
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