Whistler resident Isla shares her petition on the picket line. Since January 29, the petition to support Local 114 members on strike has been signed by 1,900+ supporters in the region.
You’re invited to join the region’s transit workers when they gather in the Whistler Village on March 17 to send B.C. Transit a message: workers and community members are united for a fair contract!
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.”
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.
