Union bosses have declared they aren’t at liberty to comment on the decisions taken at yesterday’s meeting of transport workers — but bus and ferry services were back up and running in the aftermath.

Bermuda Industrial Union members convened from 10.30am until noon to discuss the move by Government to declare public transport an essential service.

Neither BIU head Chris Furbert nor Marine and Ports division representative Sinclair Samuels would comment on the workers’ consensus on the planned move, which would effectively end the practice of abrupt strikes by mandating 21 days’ notice for industrial action involving public transport.

Mr Samuels said services had resumed following the meeting. Reduced services were in force while workers attended.

The legislative change for essential services was put forward by Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy in the wake of industrial action in February involving both the Fairmont Hamilton Princess and Marine and Ports workers.

Government refrained from tabling the Labour Relations Amendment Act 2014 during the final sitting of Parliament. The House of Assembly is scheduled to reconvene on May 9.