Bulletin
TransLink Layoff Notices
April 20, 2020
To: All MoveUP members at TransLink
Your union has been advocating with various channels of government seeking emergency funding for TransLink to keep the system operational. Despite those continuing efforts, the Employer contacted the union late Friday afternoon advising that there may be potential layoff notices at TransLink.
The union organized and struck an emergency Union Committee (“COVID 19 Pandemic- Labour Adjustment Committee”) of elected officers to deal with potential upcoming layoffs. Members of this committee, include; Jennifer Froese, Safar Alikhani, Gabe Van Bergen, and VP Christy Slusarenko. Your union was anticipating having discussions with the employer this week on a Labour Adjustment Plan as required under the BC Labour Relations Code.
The employer sent a draft Labour Adjustment Agreement to your union on Saturday April 18, 2020. Without proper consultation with your union, the employer announced late Sunday on April 19, 2020 that they would be proceeding with layoff notices on Monday morning, April 20, 2020. Your union considers this unilateral action to be very poor labour relations. MoveUP is considering every avenue for recourse, including grievances and seeking relief from the Labour Relations Board.
If you have questions about the layoff notices issued today, please feel free to contact members of the COVID 19 Labour Adjustment Committee or your Union Representative, Parm Sandhar.
There will be a webinar tonight for all members in the Transit Sector which will be chaired by Union Representative Parm Sandhar, President David Black, and Vice President Christy Slusarenko.
To participate in the webinar, please click here to register. After you register, the login information will be automatically emailed to you.
In solidarity,
Labour Adjustment Committee:
Safar Alikhani, Executive Board Member
Jennifer Froese, Executive Councillor
Gabe van Bergen, Job Steward
Parm Sandhar, Union Representative
Christy Slusarenko, Vice President of Combined Units