Outside workers in Metro Vancouver begin a full-scale strike after earlier rotating pickets and stalled contract talks, according to multiple reports. The Business in Vancouver outlets say the escalation follows weeks of rotating pickets and is intended to pressure employers to return to the bargaining table.
Metro Vancouver also says the union representing the outside workers has agreed to mediation, with one report noting this occurs as members move into strike action. However, the union later says it has not agreed to resume talks, despite a Metro Vancouver statement that mediation is in place.
The articles collectively describe a bargaining impasse: both sides make competing claims about whether mediation or resumption of negotiations has been agreed following the start and subsequent developments around the strike. One report also indicates the full-scale strike is called off, but that the union says there is still no agreement to restart talks with Metro Vancouver. The situation remains unresolved, with disagreement centered on the status of mediation and negotiation processes.
