OmniRide will restore more services on Monday, March 13, 2023, after union workers voted to end a month-long strike, demanding $12 million more from the transportation agency over four years.
OmniRide commuter buses serve Prince William and Stafford counties, while the agency’s local buses serve Prince William County and Manassas.
OmniRide says:
Union members have voted to accept the latest Keolis contract offer. OmniRide buses will resume service on Monday, March 12. Service will operate as described below.
These Express commuter routes will run:
D-100 Dale City – Washington
D-200 Dale City – Pentagon/Rosslyn/Ballston
D-300 Dale City – Navy Yard
MC-200 Montclair – Pentagon
942 Stafford – Pentagon
611 Gainesville/Manassas – Washington
612 Gainesville – Pentagon/L’Enfant/Navy Yard
Other Express commuter routes will operate as manpower is available.
Metro Express, Local, East-West Express, Connect microtransit and Access paratransit services will operate according to regular published schedules. For Local routes in eastern Prince William, the transfer hub will return to the OmniRide Transit Center.
OmniRide is happy to welcome all our riders back!
It's been nearly a month since OmniRide drivers went on strike, leaving those in Prince William and Stafford counties without a guaranteed ride.
Today, Teamsters Local 639 is set to take a vote on a new contract that could end the strike today at noon.
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A bus driver strike at OmniRide, the regional transportation commission, is four weeks old, but there are signs of limited restored service.
Buses began rolling this afternoon from the transit center in Woodbridge to serve the route between Horner Road Commuter Lot, near Potomac Mills mall, to the Pentagon.
It’s the first time commuter buses have rolled since workers walked off the job last month, demanding higher pay despite a 17% pay increase in the upcoming annual budget.
OmniRide says it’s working to restore more commuter service as manpower permits. Additionally, some local routes have service.
Many commuters have been left stranded by the transit system boasting rebounding ridership levels after massive declines during the pandemic.
From OmniRide:
Good news…first OmniRide Express bus rolls off the lot! OmniRide Express commuter bus will resume service between the Pentagon and Horner Road Commuter Lot this afternoon — acting as shuttle for passengers. The first trip will leave the Pentagon at 2:15PM. It’s a small one but still a step in the right direction. See the shuttle schedule here.
OmniRide, the regional commuter bus provider, hinted at expanding service in Stafford County and offering service in Spotsylvania County for the first time.
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star reports the transit service plans to expand its operations in Stafford County from the Staffordboro Commuter Lot off Route 610 in North Stafford to commuter lots on Courthouse Road and off Route 17 and in the county's central and southern sections, respectively.
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Here's a full list of schedule changes. The biggest on the list -- OmniRide Express buses in Prince Willliam and Stafford counties, with service to Washington, D.C. -- will not operate today due to an "extreme" shortage of drivers.
We asked Victor Angry, chairman of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, which oversees the operation of OmniRide and Virginia Railway Express trains, about the strike.
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Union workers at OmniRide have been on strike for a week.
Negotiations are ongoing, we're told. As we reported, the strike surprised officials at OmniRide, who agreed to hike the payout to the union by 17% in the upcoming budget.
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A strike at OmniRide continued on Friday and will last into the weekend, marking one week of no or limited bus service for riders who rely on the system to get to and from work or around town.
OmniRide says:
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Union drivers at OmniRide are now on day three of a strike that took the tranist agency by surpirse.
The strike comes at a time when numbers are rebounding, and officials hiked the annual budget for contracted bus services to Keolis, the firm contracted to operate OmniRide buses, by more than 17% in the upcoming budget. OmniRide officials said the strike caught them "by surprise."
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Commuter and local busses in Prince William County and commuter buses in Stafford County stopped rolling today when drivers went on strike.
OmniRide passengers were left without a lift to work and play, prompting the agency to cancel multiple routes.
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OmniRide, which provides an on-demand transportation service similar to Uber or Lyft, will hold a public hearing to discuss bringing the service to eastern Prince William County.
From OmniRide:
