COPE local 378 reaches tentative deal with Coast Mountain Bus compnay

A tentative deal has been reached between COPE local  378 and the Coast Mountain Bus company.

Recently COPE local 378 had been granted a 91 per cent strike vote by the members at Coast Mountain Bus. Their focus was on health and retirement benefits.

If the tentative agreement is ratified, the issue of health and retirement benefits will go to a review committee. The committee, which will be comprised of both union members and management, will be tasked with reviewing benefit plans with the goal of saving money and ensuring plan members have fair coverage.

The term of the agreement is Apr. 1, 2011 to Mar. 31, 2015. If the agreement is accepted, employees would receive a retroactive wage increase of two per cent from April 2013 and an additional two per cent increase would come into effect April 1, 2014.

The union’s bargaining committee is recommending members accept the tentative agreement.

The vote will be finalized by Mar. 18.