BC Transit Providers Seek Essential Service Designation as Strike Threat Looms

Published on February 1, 2024

The manager of Metro Vancouver’s transit system says it has applied to the B.C. Labour Relations Board to be designated an essential service, as a deadline for strike action looms. TransLink says in a statement that it understands its bus and rail operators, including Coast Mountain Bus Company, have separately sought the same designation. Coast Mountain’s transit supervisors have said they will strike for a second time if a new contract with the company isn’t reached by 12:01 a.m. on Feb. 3. A previous two-day strike last month by more than 180 supervisors represented by CUPE 4500 was able to halt Coast Mountain services because drivers represented by a different union refused to cross picket lines....

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