If you are travelling on a plane leaving from Vancouver International Airport this weekend, you may be facing some long delays.
“Job action will cause significant delays at the airport and we are advising travelers to plan accordingly.” says Dave Clark, Regional Vice-President of the UCTE, a Component of the PSAC, “The public should contact YVR or their airline to check on the status of their flights.”
The union representing workers employed directly by the Vancouver Airport Authority has served 72 hour strike notice at the airport, and job action could begin as soon as Friday, August 30. They voted in favour of job action earlier this month.
“We felt we had no choice.” says Bob Jackson, Regional Executive Vice-President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, “YVR is demanding concessions but at the same time are budgeting millions of dollars per year on capital projects. Our members find this unacceptable.”
About 300 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada/Union of Canadian Transportation Employees Local 20221 provide services such as emergency response, international arrivals customer care, runway maintenance, airfield and approach lighting, passenger loading operations, maintenance and administrative services at the airport.
Eleventh-hour negotiations with the assistance of a federal mediator are scheduled for August 28 and 29.
“We hope our talks are productive but we are prepared to take job action if necessary. The ball is in YVR’s court.” Clark adds.
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