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CMBC – Confirmed Exposure at Richmond Transit Centre
November 17, 2020
To: All MoveUP members at Coast Mountain Bus
MoveUP learned early Monday morning from your employer that there has been an COVID-19 exposure event at the Richmond Transit Centre. The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority shared there was an incident of exposure to COVID-19 on October 20, 21, 22, 29, 30 and 31. This exposure does not mean you are infected with COVID-19.
The employer has advised your union that any relevant buses and workplaces have 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 posted the attached contact letter (attached here) at the worksite. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is actively contact tracing all employees that may have been in contact with this exposure.
All members at the Richmond Transit Centre 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
· Contact your doctor or BC HealthLink at 8-1-1 immediately if you become sick or experience any of the above symptoms
· Practice social distancing protocols at work, and wear a mask when social distancing is not possible
Further information about COVID-19 is available on the BC Centre for Disease Control 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