Winnipeg’s transit union is at odds with city hall over planned bus driver layoffs and service reductions blamed on a COVID-19-induced ridership and revenue plummet while the province plans to allow some non-essential businesses to reopen Monday.

The city announced plans to reduce service on April 22, which will see Winnipeg Transit run on an “enhanced Saturday schedule” starting this coming Monday.

The reduced service would mean transit needs 221 fewer buses on the road while the transit authority lays off 253 full-and-part time drivers.

The Amalgamated Transit Union worries when more people go to work Monday while the province’s economy slowly reopens, more people will take the bus — making physical distancing difficult. “One bus would

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