{"id":738437,"date":"2026-06-15T14:45:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/738437\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:45:06","slug":"metro-vancouver-outside-workers-begin-full-scale-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/738437\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Vancouver outside workers begin full-scale strike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metro Vancouver outside workers have walked off the job Monday morning in a full-scale strike, their union says.<\/p>\n

This comes after two weeks of members of the Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees\u2019 Union (GVRDEU) ramping up job action, with rotating strikes at a number of locations across the region, including water treatment plants, watersheds, and local parks.<\/p>\n

Union president Jesse Medeiros says only essential workers will remain on the job as required by the BC Labour Relations Board.<\/p>\n

He says members are angry and frustrated after 17 months without a contract.<\/p>\n

\u201cMetro Vancouver management continue to ignore the concerns of the frontline workers who deliver important services across the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cManagement will not return to bargaining without the union agreeing to preconditions we\u2019ve previously rejected, and that\u2019s capitulation, not negotiation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement to 1130 NewsRadio last week, Metro Vancouver said it was willing to resume talks with the help of a mediator.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have put forward 10 additional dates to resume talks, beyond the five previously declined by the union,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the union has characterized mediation as a precondition, we do not. We see it as an important and practical step, after almost a year of bargaining, to help both parties make progress and reach an agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Metro Vancouver says the latest offer includes a wage increase of more than 10 per cent over three years, \u201cwhich is consistent with other recently negotiated agreements in the region, including with our Teamsters union, and exceeds several other public sector employers.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of Monday, workers are off the job at regional parks, watersheds, water and wastewater treatment plants, infrastructure construction sites, and operations yards, among other facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe regret the inconvenience to the public and appreciate their support in this dispute, but we can\u2019t wait forever to get a new contract for our members,\u201d Medeiros said.<\/p>\n

Metro Vancouver says critical services such as drinking water, wastewater treatment, solid waste management, air quality monitoring, access to regional parks, and housing will be maintained without disruption.<\/p>\n

We have reached out to Metro Vancouver for further comment.<\/p>\n

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