It’s anyone’s guess on when Metro Transit and the union representing over 700 striking transit workers might sit down and talk again.
Ken Wilson, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508, said on Sunday neither side has made contact with the other since negotiations broke down last Thursday.
“I got nothing left to reach out to,” Wilson said. “I removed all proposals off the table. The only thing we have left on the table is wages.
“This has never been about money,” he then added. “This is about protecting a quality of life with the things that we’ve had … for decades.”
Wilson wouldn’t speculate on when the two sides might talk again, but said he’s willing to go if asked.
“But the conciliator said after 20 hours at the table (last week), if the employer is not going to move off of rostering, and we are not going to take rostering, there is no sense sitting here looking at each other.”
HRM spokeswoman Shaune MacKinlay said in an email Sunday they “continue to be open to discussions” but no negotiations are planned.