VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130)– Day 3 of transit job action is resulting in a third day of SeaBus cancellations.

A total of 16 sailings in between Vancouver and North Vancouver have actually been cut for Sunday.

That includes the 1: 30 p.m., the 3: 30 p.m. and the 4: 45 p.m from Lonsdale Quay, and the 1: 45 p.m., 3: 45 p.m., and the 5: 00 p.m. from Waterfront.

In the night, TransLink is cancelling 10 sailings, which will see service every 30 minutes instead of 15 minutes in between 6: 45 p.m. and 9: 15 p.m. Regular 30 minute service will continue after 9: 15 p.m. until the final sailing.

@TransLink is cancelling some SeaBus cruisings for a third day, as transit task action continues. Yesterday, 20 sailings had to be cancelled. Upkeep workers are declining to do OT while bus motorists and SeaBus operators are declining to wear their uniforms. @NEWS1130 pic.twitter.com/1GkdsBGqwN

— Monika Gul (@MonikaGul) November 3, 2019

Upkeep workers are declining to do overtime as bus chauffeurs and SeaBus operators decline to use their uniforms.

The task action started Friday. Since Sunday, no brand-new negotiations were arranged.

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