Possible Transit Operators’ Strike: Metro Vancouver Bus and Seabus Drivers Have Issued a 72-hour Strike Notice

Campus notification from UBC

You may be aware that the union representing Coast Mountain Bus Company transit workers and SeaBus operators held a vote, in which the majority of its members voted in favour of strike action.

Although negotiations have been taking place, the Joint Union Bargaining Committee has now issued a 72-hour strike notice and have a set a strike deadline for 12:01 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019.

It is also possible that the matter may be resolved before any strike action takes place.

If a resolution is not found and a strike proceeds: All classes and normal business operations will continue as scheduled.

Updates will be provided if a strike proceeds.