Unvaccinated drivers, customer service and maintenance workers contracted to GO Transit and UP Express trains have been called back to work amid staff shortages, despite Metrolinx’s requirement that its own employees have two COVID-19 shots, the Star has learned. While bus employees work directly for Metrolinx, train crews work for Alstom. Roughly 30 Alstom employees working for Metrolinx were put on unpaid leave following the December deadline for vaccination, which also applied to employees working from home, the union representing the workers said. More than 1,000 Alstom employees work for Metrolinx rail services in operation and maintenance roles. The move to recall unvaccinated Alstom workers comes amid delays and disruptions to UP Express and GO Transit in recent weeks, which Metrolinx has blamed on staff shortages related to rising COVID cases.

Source: thestar August 06, 2022 09:28 UTC