Alouette school bus drivers strike in Nipissing–Parry Sound continues into March
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Roughly 80 drivers at Alouette Bus Lines, represented by United Steelworkers Local 2020, remain on strike over wages; dozens of school bus routes in North Bay, West Nipissing and Parry Sound are disrupted, with the operator running limited service using replacement workers.
This alert was originally created on 2 March 2026.
Public Impact
Bus
Effective Dates
Updates
Apr 12, 2026
✅ Completed
All effective dates have passed (legacy backfill)
Organizer
- United Steelworkers Local 2020
Affected Locations
- North Bay, ON
- West Nipissing, ON
- Parry Sound, ON
- Nipissing District, ON
- Parry Sound District, ON
Sources
- https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/26/3245805/0/en/Alouette-bus-drivers-on-strike-demanding-livable-wage-in-Nipissing-Parry-Sound.html
- https://nz.news.yahoo.com/replacement-workers-hired-north-bay-100000868.html
- https://www.nearnorthschools.ca/blog/some-alouette-routes-to-run-beginning-thursday-february-26/46947
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