Metro Vancouver unionized outdoor workers vote to strike
The Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees Union says 97.8 per cent voted in favour of job action.
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Metro Vancouver unionized outdoor workers, who operate regional services such as water, sewer and infrastructure, have voted to strike.
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The Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees Union, which represents 600 members and 150 contract workers, says 97.8 per cent voted in favour of job action against the Metro Vancouver Regional District if necessary.
Union members operate and maintain regional services, such as protecting water, air, and natural resources, providing drinking water, sewer, and infrastructure services and stewarding parks, ecological reserves, and housing communities.
Union president Jesse Medeiros said the issues include contract terms, contractor safety and compensation.
“The employers are not following with the other regional municipalities on what they’re offering as a compensation package,” he said Saturday.
The next bargaining date is scheduled for Wednesday.
“That’s the next thing, and we’re hopeful that that they’re going to come and take it seriously,” he said.
Metro Vancouver has yet to respond to a request for comment.
