Unifor Local 114 will continue legal strike action which began on January 29, 2022 after transit workers reject the offer by BC Transit.
B.C. Transit’s third-party contractor PW Transit failed to make enough progress on wage parity, resulting in a membership-driven rejection of Friday’s tentative agreement, says Unifor.
“Members have the final say in adopting the contract that governs their working conditions,” said Gavin McGarrigle, Unifor Western Regional Director. “Clearly the employer fell short in closing the gap that exists between transit workers doing the same job in Vancouver and the Sea to Sky region.”
On May 27, PWT transit had announced that the parties have reached a tentative agreement that is being unanimously recommended for acceptance by the Union.
Unifor is Canada’s largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy.
