Bulletin
CMBC – Transit Security COVID case confirmed
September 23, 2020
To: All MoveUP members at Coast Mountain Bus Company
MoveUP learned late last night on September 22, 2020, that one of our members at Transit Security has received a positive lab test for COVID-19. MoveUP wishes this member a safe and healthy recovery.
Our member was last in the workplace at Transit Security head-quarters, 307 East Columbia, on Thursday, September 17, 2020. The employer has advised your union that the workplace this employee came into contact with has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. Your union will push the employer to take every step available to ensure the safety of our members given this development.
CMBC has been contacted by Fraser Health Authority regarding specific instructions required by them. Fraser Health Authority has successfully contact traced the employee’s who came in contact with our member on Thursday, September 17, 2020.
However, all members at Transit Security are reminded to:
· Continuously and diligently monitor your health for fever, cough, sneezing, sore throat or difficulty breathing
· Do not come to work if you are sick
Follow all safety directives instituted by the Employer and ensure you don the necessary personal protection equipment
· Contact your doctor or BC HealthLink at 8-1-1 immediately if you become sick or experience any of the above symptoms
Further information about COVID-19 is available on the BC CDC website:
· http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19
Your union is in daily conversations with CMBC about the COVID-19 pandemic. Our utmost priority is to ensure our members are safe in the workplace.
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: www.MoveUPTogether.ca/FlattenTheCurve.
In Solidarity,
Parm Sandhar, Union Representative
Christy Slusarenko, Vice-President of Combined Units