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This is a photo of a bus driving down the road.
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Transit supervisors declare job action in Metro Vancouver

Olivia Sherman January 23, 2024

The 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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This is a photo of the Reusables container return bin, found in Mackenzie Cafe on SFU Burnaby Mountain.
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Reusables takes on eliminating single use packaging at SFU’s Mackenzie Café

Eden Chipperfield November 7, 2023

On October 2, SFU welcomed a new program headquartered at MacKenzie Café. Reusables is a Vancouver-based company that started during the pandemic to tackle the single-use plastic epidemic. Reusables aims to eliminate takeout waste with their stainless steel containers.  The…

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