The local union representing the shared-ride service says customer service and working conditions have steadily declined under its current operator.
HandyDART riders in Delta — and all points between North Vancouver and Aldergrove — may soon experience disruption of service, following an announcement that more than 600 employees in Metro Vancouver represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 will engage in a full work stoppage beginning Monday, Aug. 26.Local 1724 has been in contract negotiations since November 2023 with Transdev, a France-based multinational public-transit company contracted by TransLink to operate HandyDART.
HandyDART is a door-to-door shared-ride service for disabled individuals who are unable to navigate conventional public transit without assistance. The press release adds that since July 3, HandyDART workers have “engaged in partial work withdrawals as part of a steady ramp-up of job actions. These have included refusals to wear uniforms, collect fares, work overtime, fill out certain kinds of paperwork, and work off the clock.”
Speaking to the Optimist, McCann notes, “ trying to get parity with the Fraser Valley. The rent out there — I checked in June, and the average one-bedroom was $1,450. Downtown Vancouver was $2,700. But are making five bucks an hour more than our drivers... Drivers in Toronto have a similar cost of living; they make $38 an hour and we’re $31 in Vancouver.
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