Transit workers in British Columbia's Cowichan Valley have launched a strike, halting services in the region after negotiations with their employer, Transdev Canada, failed. The strike, initiated by Unifor Local chapters 114 and 333, affects both conventional and HandyDART transit services, although essential HandyDART trips for medical reasons will continue. BC Transit, which contracts Transdev for services in the Cowichan Valley, apologized for the inconvenience caused by the strike and stated that it is closely monitoring the situation. The dispute centers around working conditions, wages, and pensions.
VANCOUVER — Transit workers in British Columbia's Cowichan Valley have launched strike action, shutting down services in the area after talks with their employer broke down.
Unifor says the work stoppage will impact"conventional and HandyDART transit" in the Cowichan Valley but not medically necessary travel. BC Transit says the strike also shuts down the inter-regional Cowichan-Victoria Express and Shawnigan Lake-Victoria Express services. "The labour dispute is between BC Transit’s contractor — Transdev Canada — and their unionized employees," the BC Transit statement says."Our organization is closely monitoring the situation and sincerely apologizes to customers for the inconvenience caused by this matter."
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