Possible GO Transit bus strike

Please be advised that bus drivers at GO Transit will be in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m. on Monday, October 24 if negotiations between GO Transit and the union representing its bus drivers fail to produce a new collective agreement. In the event of a labour disruption, regular GO Train service would continue, but GO Bus service would not.

A GO Transit bus strike would cancel service on the following bus routes to and from our campus locations:

• Route 51 - Pickering/York University Express;
• Route 51 - Pickering/York University;
• Route 52 - Oshawa/York University via Highway 7;
• Route 81 - Port Perry/Beaverton;
• Route 88 - Peterborough/Oshawa;
• Route 90 - Newcastle/Oshawa;
• Route 91 - Newcastle/Bowmanville/Oshawa;
• Route 93 - Scarborough Town Centre/Express/UOIT/DC;
• Route 94 - Oshawa/Highway 2;
• Route 95 - Oshawa/Highway 2 Express; and
• Route 96 - Oshawa/Highway 401.

To help you plan for safe travel to and from campus during a possible GO Transit bus strike, please visit the Durham Region Transit (DRT) website for information on DRT bus routes that may be available as an alternative means of transportation and/or visit the Smart Commute Durham website and register to carpool with someone at UOIT or Durham College. There is no cost to register for Smart Commute and the website will match your travel needs with others on campus. Please note: to ensure your safety and the safety of others, please arrange to meet the person(s) with whom you will be travelling prior to accepting a ride and use caution if accepting a ride from a stranger.

In the event of a GO Transit bus strike, all campuses and locations would likely experience heavier traffic volumes than usual, so please be patient. 

For the latest information and developments on the GO Transit negotiations, please visit the GO Transit website.