{"id":817601,"date":"2026-07-22T01:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T01:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/817601\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T01:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T01:53:37","slug":"metro-vancouver-bus-drivers-reach-tentative-deal-again-to-avoid-strike-possibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/817601\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Vancouver bus drivers reach tentative deal \u2014 again \u2014 to avoid strike possibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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

The sides previously reached an agreement but it was rejected by workers during ratification<\/p>\n

The Canadian Press \u00b7 Posted: Jul 21, 2026 7:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago<\/p>\n

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\"AThe union representing Metro Vancouver bus operators and their employer have reached another tentative agreement. (Ben Nelms\/CBC)<\/p>\n

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

Both Coast Mountain\u00a0Bus\u00a0and Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 have confirmed that the latest negotiated\u00a0deal\u00a0was\u00a0reached, after union members voted to reject the last proposed agreement in June.<\/p>\n

The union locals say in a release that the new\u00a0deal\u00a0was\u00a0reached\u00a0with the help of provincial mediator Trevor Sones, and members will begin voting on ratifying the agreement “in the coming days.”<\/p>\n

They say no details on the\u00a0deal\u00a0will be released until after members have voted on the agreement.<\/p>\n

The two sides previously\u00a0reached\u00a0an agreement that was announced on June 22 but it was rejected by member workers.<\/p>\n

The Coast Mountain Bus Company operates more than 96 per cent of Metro Vancouver’s 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

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