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Unifor members at Durham Region Transit (DRT) have ratified a new three-year agreement with Durham Region.
“Congratulations to the bargaining committee for working hard, right up until the strike deadline, to fight for a fair contract for our transit members,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
“Transit workers are the frontline of our communities. We are proud to see improvements in this contract.”
The new contract, which will expire Feb. 28, 2028, includes a 14.24% wage increase over three years, and improvements to benefits and scheduling language.
DRT serves more than 14 million riders annually across Ajax, Brock, Clarington, Oshawa, Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge, and Whitby.
Unifor Local 222 in Oshawa, Ont., represents approximately 616 members, working as transit operators, maintenance workers, in dispatch and in specialized services at DRT.
The bargaining committee’s biggest challenge with negotiating this deal centred around the region's underfunding of transit.
“This agreement reflects the hard work and dedication of all DRT's Bargaining Unit employees and significantly reduces the compensation gap between comparative urban transit agencies in the GTA,” said Jeff Gray, Unifor Local 222 President.
Unifor represents 21,000 members in the road transportation sector, including 7,600 transit operators and skilled trades staff working in urban transit.
