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Meanwhile, Unifor plans to announce Wednesday what form the next phase of its members’ action will take, but some possibilities include refusing to collect fares, working-to-rule, sporadic strikes or a rotating strike.

Bus drivers have already declined overtime for two days and plan to do the same Wednesday and Friday. Since Nov. 1, drivers have refused to wear uniforms and maintenance workers have turned down OT.

The overtime ban has caused bus-trip cancellations and delays on routes across the region, and almost daily SeaBus trip cancellations.

Although its workers aren’t involved in the strike, HandyDart service has been impacted by the continuing job action. The regional transit authority has warned users that they may have to wait longer than usual to book rides through the call centre because of high call volumes linked to the strike.

TransLink’s door-to-door shared ride service for people with disabilities has seen a bump in the number of calls taken and rides given since the Metro transit workers’ strike began nearly three weeks ago.

According to TransLink data, between Nov. 1 and 15, HandyDart delivered 137 more trips on each weekday than it did during the same period in October, an average of 5,363 per day, versus 5,226. The call centre took an extra 86 calls each weekday compared with the same period last month.

TransLink spokesman Ben Murphy said the increase in calls and rides — and by extension longer waiting times — is tied to the job action, but it’s difficult to be specific about to what extent.