HandyDart workers reject offer
November 1st, 2009
HandyDart workers in Metro Vancouver have voted overwhelmingly in favour of rejecting a final offer from their employer that would have ended job action.
The strike is stretching into its second week, leaving thousands of people who rely on the service stranded.
The HandyDart service provides door-to-door public transit around B.C. for people with mobility impairments, but the dispute applies only to union workers in the Metro Vancouver area.
On Friday, HandyDart workers voted 409 to 24 against the offer from their employer, MVT Canadian Bus.
Zdenka Buric, who speaks for MVT Canadian Bus, said the company is disappointed the majority of employees turned down to its last offer.
Buric said it’s now up to the union to get talks back on track.
Categories: Labour Disputes
