Union to plan further 'escalation' after Metro Vancouver transit service resumes Wednesday
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The union representing 180 transit supervisors in Metro Vancouver says it will plan further ‘escalation’ when its 48-hour work stoppage ends early Wednesday.
The union representing 180 transit supervisors in Metro Vancouver says it will plan further ‘escalation’ when its 48-hour work stoppage ends early Wednesday.
When asked by reporters at a news conference what will happen when the two-day withdrawal ends, CUPE 4500 representative Liam O’Neill said the supervisor overtime ban—which has been in place since Jan. 6—will continue.
“Clearly we don't have a deal now. So we'll have to plan our next escalation. Obviously, it's going to be an escalation, which means more than the current one,” he said.
O’Neill did not elaborate, but said the union will be announcing its next steps “at some point.”
The vast majority of buses in the region, including the SeaBus, stopped running at 1 a.m. Monday after talks between CUPE 4500 and Coast Mountain Bus Company failed to end in an agreement.
Currently, bus and SeaBus service is expected to resume at 3 a.m. Wednesday.
The union spokesperson said the service disruptions come on the heels of 20 hours of mediated negotiations with CMBC.
