The battle between the Amalgamated Transit Union and Metro Transit is ongoing as talks continue to be on again, off again.
Talks broke down Tuesday as the city and union reps argued over concessions laid out by Metro Transit.
Union president Ken Wilson said scheduling continues to be a sticking point in the talks and that Metro Transit left the table Tuesday, although city officials had said negotiations were still on.
The union was called back to the bargaining table just before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and talks resumed at a Dartmouth hotel shortly after.
Both sides left the table around 3 p.m. to discuss matters privately but talks officially broke off again after 6 p.m. when the union walked away from the table.
If the parties are unable to reach an agreement the 750 workers will be in a legal strike position at midnight.
They have agreed to finish all Wednesday runs, including ones that end after midnight so riders aren't left stranded. The official strike will begin at 1:30 a.m. Thursday.
Roughly 96,000 riders use Metro Transit bus and ferry services daily throughout the HRM.
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