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The message from management to transit operators is clear: the work we do in Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton isn’t worth it.

VANCOUVER—Wage increases are a key component of the new contract ratified late on March 7, 2022 by transit operators and maintenance staff working at Coast Mountain Bus Company/Translink.

“Transit workers have been serving communities on the front lines of a pandemic for two years,” said Gavin McGarrigle, Unifor Western Regional Director. “We will revisit this collective agreement next year with an eye to securing additional gains going forward.”

Watch Neil and Roland talk about the connection transit workers in the Sea to Sky region have with their ridership.

Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle explains why striking Sea to Sky transit workers went to Whistler Village to hold a community support rally during the height of ski season.

Letter from Squamish Chamber of Commerce President Annabel Majendie to Unifor, B.C. Transit, and Pacific Western Transportation regarding the Local 114 transit workers' strike in the Sea to Sky corridor.

Striking Unifor Local 1256 members establish a picket line at town hall in Oakville.

OAKVILLE – Unifor Local 1256 announced Monday it was giving Oakville Transit 72 hours’ strike notice after the company’s latest offer was rejected by its members.

“No one should be surprised that these essential workers at Oakville Transit are frustrated and rejected the company’s offer,” said Tim Mitchell, Unifor National Representative. “The issues on the table are both monetary in nature as well as related to working conditions, at a time of uncertainty, with COVID fatigue and high inflation.”