Transit talks between the Amalgamated Transit Union and the City of Saskatoon have broken down.

ATU president Jim Yakubowski said the city believes the pension issue is non-negotiable.

"We're engaged in discussions and conversations surrounding wages and upon returning to the pension discussion it was made clear that the city was under the impression that the pension issue is not on the table," Yakubowski said. "We felt that there was no need to continue further discussions as of today."

Yakubowski said no further talks are scheduled before a labour board hearing on the legality of the lockout, set to begin on Oct. 14.

Talks began yesterday for the first time since the lockout began a week and a half ago.

In a news release, Marno McInnes, director of human resources, said the City is disappointed.

"The City is disappointed that the Transit union today walked away from contract talks without any firm indication of when they would resume," McInnes said. "Every day without a contract means our customers are left stranded another day without a service they depend upon."

McInnes accused the Transit union of continuing to change its position on the pension issue.

Last Friday, the city sent out a news release inviting the union to come back to the bargaining table. That invitation came out the same day that the province's Labour Relations Board refused to legislate an end to the lockout - but also halted the city's changes to the general pension plan.

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