Bulletin
TransLink – COVID19 – Confirmed case at Burnaby Transit Centre
April 3, 2020
To: All MoveUP members at TransLink
MoveUP learned late on Wednesday April 1, 2020 that the Fraser Health Authority advised CMBC that a person with a confirmed case of COVID-19 was in the Bull Pen at the Burnaby Transit Centre on March 19 & 20, 2020. MoveUP is still gathering information about the reported COVID-19 case at the Port Coquitlam Depot with more information to follow. Because MoveUP members at TransLink visit these sites, your union wants you to know what is happening.
Notices from Fraser Health have been posted throughout the Burnaby Transit Centre worksite. MoveUP strongly advises any members from TransLink who visited or worked at BTC to heed the advice in that notice, a copy of which is attached.
Your Union is in daily conversations with TransLink about the COVID-19 pandemic. Our utmost priority is to ensure our members are safe in the workplace. MoveUP is working to get confirmation from the Employer that the entire bull-pen area has been disinfected/sanitized and that the frequency and intensity of cleaning is increased at all work sites.
MoveUP members can take steps to protect one another. Everyone MUST wash their hands and use sanitizing wipes on any objects, surfaces, etc, that are touched by co-workers in between cleaning schedules. All members can ensure that social distancing protocols are followed at work. If you aren’t able to practice social distancing, please report to your manager and your local OH&S representative. MoveUP is working hard to ensure that our OH&S Committees are activated and well informed about COVID-19 and that all employers meet their responsibility to provide a healthy and safe workplace during the pandemic.
MoveUP will keep members advised as we learn more about this situation. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative Parm Sandhar or our WCB and OH&S Specialist Niki Schnurr.
For more resources and information, please visit MoveUPTogether.ca/FlattenTheCurve.
In Solidarity,
Parm Sandhar
Union Representative