BC Transit announced a pause in Victoria’s overtime ban for mediation
The September 4 announcement supersedes our earlier warning. Check current service alerts before travelling.
By The Westshore · Sep 2, 2026 · 1 min readCorrection?
A BC Transit bus in Victoria, photographed in 2025.0. Photo. · Image source · Licence
Updated September 7, 2026: Our September 2 story described an overtime ban that was then affecting Victoria transit. BC Transit subsequently announced a change.
In its September 4 statement, the agency said it and Unifor Local 333 had agreed to mediation. It said the union had notified it that the ban would lift September 5 and stay lifted during mediation.
BC Transit said the bargaining concerned conventional transit operations and did not involve Victoria handyDART.
For a trip today, check Victoria’s current service alerts. The September 4 statement is a dated announcement, not a guarantee that a particular bus will run.
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