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- Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver have resumed this morning after the end of a 48-hour strike by transit workers that ground almost all routes in the region to a halt.
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Jan 21, 2024 · The union representing rapid transit and rail workers in Metro Vancouver has notified its members that all transit may be shut down on Monday. That includes the SkyTrain, buses and SeaBus systems.
- Who is taking job action? CUPE Local 4500 represents more than 180 transit supervisors, engineers, maintenance and communication workers who work for CMBC, a subsidiary of TransLink.
- Why does this affect some transit operations but not others? While many people may think of TransLink as one organization, a variety of different organizations are responsible for different facets of Metro Vancouver's transit system, which results in a variety of different unions.
- What are the issues at play? While some contract disputes involve significant disagreements over benefits or working conditions, this one appears to be almost entirely about money.
- Is TransLink's claim of a financial crisis accurate? One of the more contentious questions in the contract dispute is how much of an impact the future salaries of 180 workers could have on TransLink's financial operations.
Jan 22, 2024 · Metro Vancouver ride-hailing services were swamped Monday and prices soared as commuters scramble to get to work and school with buses idled by the transit strike.
Jan 24, 2024 · As of just after 5 pm Tuesday, it has been confirmed that all TransLink bus and SeaBus services will resume on Wednesday, January 24. The public transit authority states that service will restart at 3:30 am Wednesday, but it will take some time for services to be fully up and running after 48 hours of continuous shutdown since Monday morning.
- Kenneth Chan
Jan 24, 2024 · Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver have resumed this morning after the end of a 48-hour strike by transit workers that ground almost all routes in the region to a halt.
TransLink’s CMBC bus and SeaBus services are shut down starting today, as CUPE 4500 is escalating its job action in its attempt to secure a new favourable contract for 180 bus operations supervisors.
In a drastic move that would set ripples across Metro Vancouver, TransLink is facing the grim possibility of slashing up to half of its bus services, significantly reducing SkyTrain, SeaBus, and HandyDART services, and potentially eliminating the West Coast Express commuter rail line altogether.
