The Special Events bus to the Detroit Lions game Sunday evening has been cancelled because of a potential strike at Transit Windsor.
The Amalgamated Transit Union 616 issued a 72-hour strike notice Friday after talks stalled.
As a result, Transit Windsor decided to cancel the special event bus to "ensure Detroit Lions fans attending the playoff game Sunday night are not stranded in Detroit."
The move surprised the union.
“We are quite surprised to hear that they would have cancelled any busses without communicating with us, as we had scheduled our potential strike time in order to allow for the safe and timely return of all busses up to and including the end of day Sunday. We would never allow for any passengers, or busses for that matter, to be stranded on the other side of the border,” says Michael Lucier, ATU Local 616 Financial Secretary-Treasurer.
Anyone who purchased a ticket in advance will be reimbursed.
If an agreement is not reached before Monday at 12:01 a.m. all Transit Windsor service will be suspended.
