'There seems to be a different set of rules for different players,' said Ken Wilson, president of ATU Local 508.Īn internal memo obtained by CTV News shows public health assured transit workers the risk to operators is low 'and due to the low risk of exposure, operators are not required to be tested.
Its president says drivers who want to get tested have been told do it on their own time, or leave work but they won’t be paid. Halifax’s transit union questions why its members aren't getting the same treatment after multiple routes became possible exposure sites. With more COVID-19 cases being announced in the Halifax area, transit workers are wondering why a pop-up testing site dedicated to them isn't being set up.
