job action
Transit supervisors declare job action in Metro Vancouver
January 23, 2024The transit supervisors in Metro Vancouver have begun an overtime ban after the vote to strike gained 100% support on December 22, 2023. Transit supervisors have been without a contract since late 2022. The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4500 (CUPE 4500) represents 180 transit workers. The job action remains limited to these CUPE members. Other employees, such as operators and mechanics, are not on strike. At this time, key demands of the Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) include a wage increase, reduced workload, and increased staffing. The CMBC is contracted by TransLink to provide bus services in Vancouver.…
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2023 — A Year in Review
January 12, 2024TSSU Strikes for improving working conditions, June–October Learn more: The TSSU Strike Vote: A Timeline of Events TSSU members form picket line in labour action SFU’s response to the TSSU picket lines has been poor TSSU hosts BBQ in solidarity…
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Undergraduate solidarity society demands tuition refund
November 14, 2023Before the Undergraduate Solidarity Society (USS) was founded in June at the beginning of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) strike to get undergraduate students involved with strike action. Over the course of the strike, USS members joined TSSU on…
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