HandyDART

• BC NDP dragging heels on pledge to end privatization of HandyDART, union says

  HandyDART, a door-to-door shared ride service for people with mobility issues and other complex needs, is currently operated by French for-profit contractor TransDev.

  Politics

  Jun 19, 2025
  
• HandyDART strike to end as workers vote to ratify deal

  The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver has voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement, signaling the end of their weeks-old strike.

  Sep 24, 2024
  
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• HandyDART strike ends, tentative agreement reached

  ATU Local 1724 says that it has reached a tentative agreement with Transdev, ending an 18-day strike for HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver.

  Politics

  Sep 21, 2024
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• No end in sight to HandyDART strike as mediated talks break down

  Mediated talks between the union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver and its employer, Transdev, have broken off without an agreement following 15 hours of talks.

  Sep 13, 2024
• Talks resume as HandyDART strike drags into second week

  Mediated talks between the union representing HandyDART workers their employer are set to resume Thursday as a strike that has stopped most services drags into a second week.

  Economy

  Sep 12, 2024
• Mediation to begin to end Metro Vancouver accessible transit strike

  About 600 employees of the door-to-door service for people unable to navigate the conventional transit system have been on strike since Tuesday.

  Consumer

  Sep 8, 2024
• Company to meet with striking HandyDART workers, mediator, on Sunday

  The operator of Metro Vancouver's specialized HandyDART transit system says it will meet with striking workers and a mediator on Sunday.

  Economy

  Sep 4, 2024
• Striking HandyDART workers, operator set talks for Sunday

  HandyDART's operator says it will meet with striking workers and a mediator on Sunday in an effort to resolve the dispute that has shut down most of the service.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2024
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• HandyDART drivers begin work stoppage

  Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 issued a strike notice last week after members rejected what employer Transdev Canada called its 'improved and final offer.'

  Politics

  Sep 3, 2024
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• HandyDART strike back on, workers off the job starting Sept. 3: company

  On Wednesday, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 rejected what employer Transdev Canada had called an 'improved and final offer' in the ongoing contract dispute. 

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2024