The Department of Public Transportation (DPT) and the Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) are close to completing work needed to address the longstanding issues relating to rostered night work after reconvening yesterday, 28 January, to review the draft roster amendments.

Representatives from the Ministry of Tourism and Transport, The Department of Public Transportation and the Bermuda Industrial Union previously met on 11 January to discuss concerns regarding the allocation of night work in the new rosters for bus operators. Night work is not clearly defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and as such has presented challenges for many years. After a productive meeting, it was agreed to jointly review the allocation of night work in the new 2019 rosters.

The new 2019 Winter Bus Schedule, which the public can preview on the Government portal at www.gov.bm/bus, does not change. It is the rosters (work shifts) the bus operators do each day that are now being adjusted.

The DPT and the BIU look forward to finalizing these changes and providing a revised start date for the new bus schedule.