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Bargaining to resume over B.C. transit contract

BC Transit is set to resume negotiations over a new contract. Global News

The union representing transit workers in several communities along British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky corridor says contract negotiations are set to resume, more than three weeks after a strike began.

Members of Unifor Local 114 went on strike late last month, forcing the suspension of BC Transit services in Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton.

A news release from Unifor on Monday says bargaining with the provincial Crown corporation’s private contractors, Whistler Transit Ltd. and Diversified Transit, is expected to resume this week.

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The union has said workers walked off the job after two years of negotiations over key issues including job security, benefits and salaries.

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HandyDart operations during the week in Squamish are unaffected by the strike because they are considered an essential service.

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