The ratification ended this afternoon after four days of electronic voting. “This ratification concludes a very difficult round of negotiations and reflects the strong mandate our negotiating committee has received from members,” said Tony Rebelo, President of CUPE 7000. “Without the commitment of the members of the Committee, whose determination remained firm in difficult circumstances, we would not have been able to reach this agreement.” The shutdown of the system was fixed tp On Tuesday by 5 .m, and normal operation was scheduled to resume on Friday of 5 .m. However, a new interim agreement was reached in the early hours of the morning after a marathon round of negotiations between the two sides. On December 5, Unifor members ratified their agreement with the Coast Mountain Bus Company in two locations. “Without the commitment of the members of the Committee, whose determination remained firm in difficult circumstances, we would not have been able to reach this agreement.” “Without the help of mediator Grant McArthur, we would not have succeeded, so we thank him for his patience and wisdom during these discussions,” Rebelo said. “I would also like to thank my local negotiating committee and THE staff of CUPE National for their efforts. It is now up to the members to ratify this agreement, which I highly recommend. After the union representing SkyTrain`s 900 employees reached an agreement with the BC Rapid Transit Company (BCRTC) earlier this month, ratification of the new agreement was completed after four days of electronic voting. Bowinn Ma, TransLink`s Parliamentary Secretary, tweeted her thanks to transit users for their respect for collective bargaining and bargaining teams. BURNABY, BC, 22.12.2019 /CNW/ – CUPE 7000 members have ratified the union`s interim agreement with the BC Rapid Transit Company (SkyTrain). This agreement was reached at the end of an overnight round of negotiations on 10 December, which prevented the total closure of the exhibition and Millennium lines by a few minutes.
Because CUPE 7000 and B.C. Rapid Transit Company have announced an interim agreement. In 2015, Canada Line workers voted in favour of strike action, but were able to reach an agreement with ProTrans BEFORE the deadline. The 150 employees of the Canada Line work under the BC Government and Service Employees Union (BCGEU), which has a collective agreement with ProTrans BC. ProTrans BC, a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Inc., is the private operator of Canada Line under a 31-year operating and maintenance contract. BcGEU represents more than 80,000 members in 550 bargaining units in the private sector and the public service. The union said the new agreement includes an overall wage increase of 3 percent per year over the four years of the agreement. According to the union, the contract also covers “accessibility and pay equity in the various occupations represented by SkyTrain employees.” Earlier, the Unifor union, which represents bus operators and transit service operators, said it would complete a three-day shutdown of the system. Unifor, however, agreed to an agreement with the Coast Mountain Bus Company a few hours before the strike began.