CUPE 7000 members ratify agreement with Southern Railway
BURNABY—CUPE 7000, representing 126 employees of Southern Railway (SRY), this afternoon ratified a tentative agreement reached late last week with the U.S.-owned company. They will begin returning to work tomorrow. Key elements of the seven-year agreement, retroactive to April 1, 2014, include preservation of post-retiree benefits, improvements to dental benefits, improvements to training and working […]
Union hopeful that mediation will help achieve a settlement
POWELL RIVER – Powell River city workers have requested mediation in an effort to reach an agreement with the city and avoid service disruption. “We know that the city is in good financial health and that other similar and neighbouring communities have reached agreements with their workers along the same terms that CUPE is seeking. […]
