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CMBC and Translink – Update on Cyberattack & Privacy Investigation
June 30, 2021
To: All MoveUP Members at CMBC and Translink
I hope this message finds you well and everyone is doing their best to stay cool during the recent extreme heat wave.
It has come to the attention of your union that the employer has recently provided our members with an update on the conclusion of the cyberattack and privacy investigation attack that impacted all employees at CMBC and Translink.
If you have not yet received this information from your respective employer please find it attached here. Your union understands and empathizes with our members that the additional data breach was very troubling news. Therefore, it is imperative that all employees sign up for the credit monitoring service offered by the employer in order to mitigate any potential issues going forward. Your union continues to have active policy grievances on this matter at both Translink and CMBC. However, the parties continue to wait for the conclusion of the cyberattack investigation before scheduling the Stage 2 grievance meetings.
Your union remains committed to advancing the concerns of our membership which continue to be brought to our attention through e-mails and telephone discussions. Your union will continue to advocate for life-long credit monitoring, an increase to the credit monitoring insurance, and a commitment from the employer that an IT attack of this nature will not happen again in the future. We anticipate meeting with the employer about the outstanding Policy Grievances sometime in July. In the meantime, I will continue to provide updates as they become available and will report back to the membership with the employers response to the Stage 2 grievance meeting. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly.
In Solidarity,
Parm Sandhar, Union Representative