The City of Winnipeg will announce services changes coming to Winnipeg Transit — and temporary layoffs for hundreds of drivers — at an update on its ongoing response to COVID-19 Wednesday.
Mayor Brian Bowman will be joined by city officials — including Winnipeg Transit director Greg Ewankiw — at a noon press conference from city hall.
Global News will stream the event live in this story. The press conference comes as the union representing Winnipeg Transit employees says the city is considering laying off as many as 229 bus drivers due to COVID-19.
ATU 1505 Denounces Layoffs at Winnipeg Transit https://t.co/iCQn568iJ0 — ATU Local 1505 (@ATU1505) April 22, 2020 In a release to media less than an hour before the city’s planned press