Working
Conditions
(Transit Operators)
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- Transit operators are skilled
professionals who provide safe, courteous
and accessible public transit service. Their
job is very dynamic and they are exposed to
a variety of working conditions.
- Transit operators are required to work
varying shifts throughout the day. This
could involve split shifts where you would
have two or three pieces of work within a
twelve- hour period.
- Work will be assigned to you from a
"spare-board". This means that
your work is assigned to you on a daily
basis and as a result, you may have to
adjust and adapt to last minute changes to
your working day.
- This work requires 24 hours a day; seven
days a week coverage, that requires working
a wide variety of shifts. Days off will vary
from week to week and may not ever be two
days in a row.
- As a new hire, you are considered a
60-hour guaranteed Operator, which means you
are guaranteed 60 hours of pay every two
weeks. On average, it could take Operators
three years to move upwards to a higher
number of guaranteed hours to a maximum of
75 hours every two weeks.
- As a new operator working in a unionized
environment, you will have limited choices
as to when you can take your vacation. All
vacation selections are based on seniority.
- As an operator trainee, you will be paid $
19.16 per hour during the five -week,
training program (21day).
- If successful in the training program,
Transit operators are paid a rate of $ 20.44
per hour to start. With time you become
eligible for pay increments, currently to a
maximum of $ 25.55 per hour.
- You will be required to obtain
certification on LRT by attending a three-
week training program. All new Operators are cross- trained
and may be required to
perform both jobs.
- Due to the nature of the working
conditions of a Transit operator, there
could be an impact on both your personal and
family life.
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