{"id":817008,"date":"2026-07-21T19:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/817008\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T19:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:51:09","slug":"sides-reach-tentative-deal-in-metro-vancouver-transit-labour-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/817008\/","title":{"rendered":"Sides reach tentative deal in Metro Vancouver transit labour dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/BR7U4HLGY5AYPCIIYJVXKHLAAY.jpg?auth=2a7986bb155dd775bb343780d112f23613e1d189fb2f1f26d28210f0d5e04623&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Passengers board a bus in downtown Vancouver, Friday, November, 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Jonathan HaywardJONATHAN HAYWARD\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The union representing Metro Vancouver transit bus operators and the Coast Mountain Bus Company have reached another tentative deal in their latest bid to end the dispute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Both Coast Mountain Bus and Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 have confirmed that the latest negotiated deal was reached, after union members voted to reject the last proposed agreement in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The union locals say in a release that the new deal was reached with the help of provincial mediator Trevor Sones, and members will begin voting on ratifying the agreement \u201cin the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">They say no details on the deal will be released until after members have voted on the agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text mv-16 l-inset text-pb-8\" data-sophi-feature=\"interstitial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-vancouver-transit-drivers-union-unifor-coast-bus-strike\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vancouver transit drivers\u2019 union, bus company reach tentative deal to avoid strike<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The two sides previously reached an agreement that was announced on June 22 but it was rejected by member workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The Coast Mountain Bus Company operates more than 96 per cent of Metro Vancouver\u2019s bus services, and workers had voted 99 per cent in favour of authorizing strike action back in May after months of talks had already taken place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Passengers board a bus in downtown Vancouver, Friday, November, 1, 2019. 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