A tentative deal was reached between the union representing thousands of transit workers and Coast Mountain Bus Company, narrowly averting a complete suspension of bus service in Metro Vancouver.
The deal was reached just before 12:30 a.m. PT after the deadline was extended by the union.
"This has been one heck of a day," said Jerry Dias, Unifor's national president. "But I'm here to announce that we have a tentative agreement with TransLink." Coast Mountain Bus is a subsidiary of TransLink, the company responsible for public transit in Metro Vancouver.
Unifor said details of the agreement will be made available following ratification votes happening in the coming days.
Unionized workers had pledged to walk off the job on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday if a deal was not reached by midnight. The strike would have shut down the bus system across the region, leaving about 350,000 passengers and commuters scrambling for other forms of transportation.
"As a result of this agreement, our employees will benefit from a competitive package which features improved wages, benefits, and working conditions," said Michael McDaniel, the president of Coast Mountain Bus Company, in a statement.
Bus workers here getting update from the picket captain on the details on the agreement, which still needs to be ratified. for now, they’ll all be showing up to work tomorrow morning in uniform — <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BusStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BusStrike</a> has been averted <a href="https://t.co/gtNqc9hg7p">pic.twitter.com/gtNqc9hg7p</a>
—@gpsmendoza
Transit staff first launched job action on Nov. 1. The key issues at the heart of the dispute with the bus company were wages and working conditions.
Unifor had said the salaries of their employees weren't comparable to salaries in other major cities.
Although a system-wide shutdown has been averted, TransLink is still warning customers to expect delays as staff work to resume regular service. In a tweet the transit corporation asked commuters to prepare for longer than usual wait times.
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November 27, 2019 at 03:31PM
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