If there is a car without a car, it will be difficult this time
The vote on the strike by the bus drivers in Dawen passed last night (October 10)! To the frustration of the people in Vancouver, the vote of 99% was passed, and it was decided to take strike action !
This means that once the vote is approved, more than 5000 union workers will strike within 90 days !
covers the bus and sea bus sea bus of each line. Fortunately, the sky train and the West Coast Express are not included in this list.
Unifor 111 branch and 2200 branch representing this group of workers stated that if a strike is held, will be notified 72 hours in advance of employer Kishiyama Bus Company and commuter passengers.
The last time bus drivers and maintenance workers went on strike was in 2001, when lasted almost 4 months . People in Metro Vancouver have no cars to ride, which brings great inconvenience to life, commuting and study.
In the summer of 2016, both parties reached a 3-year collective contract, which has now expired. Workers hope to get a better salary and working environment.
求求 Including: increase more drivers, raise wages, reduce bus congestion, and provide longer rest periods.
The representative also mentioned: The drivers always don’t have enough time to go to the toilet and stretch their legs, and their The salary is lower than that of Skytrain staff.
Regarding the strike decision, netizens expressed that they were not calm:
from the netizen PurpleDice: After the last time the contract was signed, the situation became no longer responsible for the safety of passengers. So the workload is reduced, it should be that it is time to reduce wages/benefits .
Netizen Randy: Whenever I see people who are dissatisfied with their wages, I think of this world Half of the people’s daily living expenses are only RMB 1.7. Every day more than 1 billion people go hungry because they don’t have money to buy food .
More citizens consider what they will do if they go on strike.
"Of course, this will affect me, I will have to walk to go to work." A passenger said.
A passenger named Greg said: "They have a very good income. Welfare program and medical plan. If you want to strive for more benefitsBenefits or other things, there are other ways and methods, please do not affect people who really take the bus ! ”
Some passengers said that if they strike, they can only buy a car at or choose to ride a bicycle , buy a car Expensive and unaffordable. If you ride a bike, you will encounter 大冷天......
There are also some passengers who sympathize with the drivers and think they work hard, "If they want A little more, I am willing to be more patient. ”
According to a report from Daily Hive, Translink stated that it hired 365 bus drivers in 2016 and 470 drivers in 2017 In addition, it plans to hire more than 500 drivers from 2018 to 2019.
TransLink also plans to add more than 500 new buses in 2019. This includes 238 new cars to replace An aging fleet and 105 new buses to expand services.
Translink plans to launch the first batch of double-decker buses in Metro Vancouver.
Currently, bus drivers’ treatment looks like this:
As of February 2019, bus drivers are in the 30-day training period The starting salary is 22.83 yuan per hour, the hourly wage for the first eight months is 24.46 yuan per hour, the hourly wage for the second eight months is 26.09 yuan per hour, and the third eight months is 29.35 yuan per hour. , And 32.61 yuan per hour 24 months later .
benefits include comprehensive dental care, and Vision benefits, as well as paid vacation , pension plans and bus cards for workers and a family member .
To sum up,
Current situation is: 99% of bus drivers have voted to go on strike. Once approved, they will start a strike action within 90 days.
However, Translink said that at present, passengers will not be on strike immediately. The impact of the action is because the labor and management will negotiate again next week (October 15).
We have to wait for the negotiation result next Tuesday.
This time if Can't agree , Not only are bus commuters out of cars, private cars that used to be parked at home occasionally will also be on the road. Dawen Road is expected to be blocked. In the cold winter, there will be a bus strike for another 3-4 months. I don’t know how people without a car will get through...
