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Union threatens Monday BC Transit service withdrawal in Lower Mainland

CUPE Local 4500 in contract talks with Coast Mountain Bus Company

The union representing transit supervisors in British ColumbiaBԪַs Lower Mainland says it will be BԪַwithdrawing all servicesBԪַ on Monday if an agreement with Coast Mountain Bus Company isnBԪַt made.

CUPE Local 4500, representing more than 180 bus workers, says it has been waiting more than four weeks for Coast Mountain to respond to its latest proposal.

The union says its patience has now BԪַbeen exhaustedBԪַ as it waits for the company to take bargaining seriously, and unless an agreement is reached all services, including the SeaBus, will be suspended by 3 a.m. on Jan. 22, for two days.

Coast Mountain president Michael McDaniel called the move BԪַdisappointing,BԪַ adding that it will disrupt thousands of people who depend on the bus and SeaBus each day.

He says the company is urging the union to end its job action and return to the bargaining table with BԪַrealistic expectations.BԪַ

The move by the union comes after it began an overtime ban on Jan. 6.

McDaniel says Coast Mountain has made CUPE 4500 the same wage offer already agreed to by all other unions.

BԪַThe union has demanded 25-per-cent wage increases for transit supervisors over three years,BԪַ his statement said. BԪַSimply put, it is unreasonable for this group of supervisors to demand nearly double the increase that all other CMBC unions have accepted.BԪַ

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