I wouldnt be able to get to school and to/from work... other than that, wouldnt really matter to me... since my hate for that damn ill managed company can not increase any more. I think someone should start a bus company here in GVA and call it "anti-translink"
The support staff behind the Skytrain might seek job action depending on whether or not they reach an agreement with Translink. Story here
However, the talks are still ongoing until Wednesday so the system should be fine until then. If agreements aren't reached by then, there could be a strike starting on Friday (which is coincidentally the last day for exams).
hmm good question.. i was thinking of the same thing.. after all a majority of us wouldn't be able to bus up to sfu.. and a small portion of us.. (or maybe it's just me) don't have a car to use.. =(
I don't want an excuse for skipping school! I'm PAYING to go to school!
haha i know its changed especially since it's my first semester and i just came from highschool
now that i pay for my textbooks. i actually want to use them for some kind of good hahaha.
oh and the people that still have exams after the talk on wednesday, it's strictly on the strike for the skytrain so far, so theres ways to get to production way via bus anyways.
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - A strike threat for SkyTrain riders hangs over mediated talks today between TransLink and the union representing employees of the rapid transit line. If there is no progress in those discussions today, pickets are prepared to go up on the weekend. SkyTrain attendants, control operators, and maintenance workers would be off the job if a strike goes ahead, according to Gerry Cunningham with the union. As for whether trains will still be running, he says he has no idea what the company's plans are yet. --
And I think the buses MIGHT still be running if the Skytrain workers strike. But then if they set up pickets at the bus depot, drivers won't cross it...
Blah... they shouldn't be allowed to strike! It was awful last time!
I thought the bus and skytrain people are both operated by coast mountain or w/e and share same union? I'm not sure, I've always thought of them as synonymous since the ticket/pass is same for both
w/e I just hope it doesnt escalate, me have exam at 8:30 tomorrowz >.<
I do too! But I think the earliest it will happen is the weekend, or Monday.
Otherwise I'll join you to thumb a ride up the mountain... :wink:
i have an exam on friday afternoon, and i'll be driving. in case there is a strike, i'll be on the lookout for those left stranded without the skytrain! (going eastward from vancouver) =P
There is some good news for SkyTrain riders who have been worrying about a strike coming into effect as soon as this weekend.
Mediated talks between the Skytrain Workers Union and TransLink have ended today although a decision still hasn't been reached.
Mediator Grant MacArthur has asked both sides to give him two days to write up a few recommendations a 72 hour strike notice will not be served during that time.
All parties have agreed to a media blackout for the next two days and SkyTrain says regular service will continue.
Last week, 90 per cent of SkyTrain employees voted in favour of a strike, and the bus drivers union says if a strike goes ahead, it will respect any picket lines at bus loops or anywhere else.
A tentative deal has been reached in the dispute between TransLink’s SkyTrain subsidiary and its employees.
Bargainers for the B.C. Rapid Transit Company and the 516 employees represented by CUPE 7000 announced Friday that they have accepted mediator Grant McArthur’s recommendations.
“...this is a good package for employees, the union and SkyTrain,” said Doug Kelsey, president of B.C. Rapid Transit.
CUPE will hold a ratification vote on Thursday.
Details of the recommendations are being withheld until the vote.
The unionized workers earlier voted 90 per cent in favour of strike action if talks did not produce a settlement.
Members include SkyTrain attendants, control operators, skilled trades, maintenance and clerical staff.
Union officials were seeking wage and benefit improvements to keep pace with workers at other TransLink divisions and “appropriate compensation” to extend the contract beyond the 2010 Olympics.
A previous company offer was rejected by two-thirds of the membership.
The rapid transit system logs more than 200,000 passengers per day.
A SkyTrain strike that shuts it down would send commuters scrambling for alternatives, overwhelming many bus routes and increasing road congestion as some take cars.
There’s only been one strike in SkyTrain history – and it lasted just a single day in 1999 – but service has been halted at other times by picket lines set up by other unions.
SkyTrain workers are the first wave of about 4,000 unionized transit workers in this area that are yet to begin bargaining, including bus drivers, trades and maintenance workers represented by the Canadian Auto Workers, plus unionized transit police, clerical and office staff represented by other unions.
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I think someone should start a bus company here in GVA and call it "anti-translink"
When are they talking about doing this?
Story here
However, the talks are still ongoing until Wednesday so the system should be fine until then. If agreements aren't reached by then, there could be a strike starting on Friday (which is coincidentally the last day for exams).
Cheers,
Nick
at least u have an excuse for skipping school!
Keep your fingers crossed...
especially since it's my first semester and i just came from highschool
now that i pay for my textbooks. i actually want to use them for some kind of good hahaha.
oh and the people that still have exams after the talk on wednesday, it's strictly on the strike for the skytrain so far, so theres ways to get to production way via bus anyways.
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - A strike threat for SkyTrain riders hangs over mediated talks today between TransLink and the union representing employees of the rapid transit line. If there is no progress in those discussions today, pickets are prepared to go up on the weekend. SkyTrain attendants, control operators, and maintenance workers would be off the job if a strike goes ahead, according to Gerry Cunningham with the union. As for whether trains will still be running, he says he has no idea what the company's plans are yet.
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Anyone have news more recent than this?
And I think the buses MIGHT still be running if the Skytrain workers strike. But then if they set up pickets at the bus depot, drivers won't cross it...
Blah... they shouldn't be allowed to strike! It was awful last time!
w/e I just hope it doesnt escalate, me have exam at 8:30 tomorrowz >.<
Otherwise I'll join you to thumb a ride up the mountain... :wink:
Strike fears ease for SkyTrain users
December 13, 2006 - 11:33 pm
By: Reshmi Nair
There is some good news for SkyTrain riders who have been worrying about a strike coming into effect as soon as this weekend.
Mediated talks between the Skytrain Workers Union and TransLink have ended today although a decision still hasn't been reached.
Mediator Grant MacArthur has asked both sides to give him two days to write up a few recommendations a 72 hour strike notice will not be served during that time.
All parties have agreed to a media blackout for the next two days and SkyTrain says regular service will continue.
Last week, 90 per cent of SkyTrain employees voted in favour of a strike, and the bus drivers union says if a strike goes ahead, it will respect any picket lines at bus loops or anywhere else.
By Dan Ferguson
Black Press
Dec 15 2006
A tentative deal has been reached in the dispute between TransLink’s SkyTrain subsidiary and its employees.
Bargainers for the B.C. Rapid Transit Company and the 516 employees represented by CUPE 7000 announced Friday that they have accepted mediator Grant McArthur’s recommendations.
“...this is a good package for employees, the union and SkyTrain,” said Doug Kelsey, president of B.C. Rapid Transit.
CUPE will hold a ratification vote on Thursday.
Details of the recommendations are being withheld until the vote.
The unionized workers earlier voted 90 per cent in favour of strike action if talks did not produce a settlement.
Members include SkyTrain attendants, control operators, skilled trades, maintenance and clerical staff.
Union officials were seeking wage and benefit improvements to keep pace with workers at other TransLink divisions and “appropriate compensation” to extend the contract beyond the 2010 Olympics.
A previous company offer was rejected by two-thirds of the membership.
The rapid transit system logs more than 200,000 passengers per day.
A SkyTrain strike that shuts it down would send commuters scrambling for alternatives, overwhelming many bus routes and increasing road congestion as some take cars.
There’s only been one strike in SkyTrain history – and it lasted just a single day in 1999 – but service has been halted at other times by picket lines set up by other unions.
SkyTrain workers are the first wave of about 4,000 unionized transit workers in this area that are yet to begin bargaining, including bus drivers, trades and maintenance workers represented by the Canadian Auto Workers, plus unionized transit police, clerical and office staff represented by other unions.