Bus operators in Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley walked off the job on Saturday morning as labour talks with their employer broke down.

Just over 50 workers, represented by Unifor locals 114 and 333, have now started job action in the valley of around 90,000 residents, located between Nanaimo and Victoria in south-central Vancouver Island.

The strike will affect more than a dozen routes in communities like Duncan, Lake Cowichan, Chemainus and Crofton, as well as service to and from Victoria.

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