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Metro Vancouver bus drivers reject second tentative deal, plan a ban on wearing uniforms
About 5,000 Unifor members will start the first job action on Aug. 17, but the union says transit service will continue normally.
- On Friday, Unifor announced that about 5,000 workers with Locals 111 and 2200 rejected a second tentative deal with the Coast Mountain Bus Company, prompting a uniform ban beginning Monday, August 17.
- Unifor national president Lana Payne said the dispute centers on working conditions rather than just wages; the union claims CMBC refused to withdraw proposals that would weaken workplace protections and increase contracting out.
- Aiming to make the situation visible without disrupting service, Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle stated members are "not rushing to job action," while CMBC president Michael McDaniel confirmed no service impacts are anticipated.
- Metro Vancouver transit workers previously experienced major disruptions during a 2023-2024 dispute involving CUPE Local 4500; union members voted to authorize strike action in May but have avoided shutdowns through mediation thus far.
- Public transit services will continue running normally for now; Unifor negotiators remain ready to return to talks at any time, though service could change quickly later this month if the union decides to escalate labour action.
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Metro Vancouver bus operators reject tentative deal again, to begin job action
VANCOUVER - The union representing Metro Vancouver transit bus operators says members have rejected a second tentative deal reached by negotiators.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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