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SBOT calls for resolution to job action by some transit workers

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Jan, 2024 11:17 AM
  • SBOT calls for resolution to job action by some transit workers

The Surrey Board of Trade is calling for a swift resolution to job action by some transit workers in Metro Vancouver.

The union, which represents more than 180 workers including transit supervisors, engineers and maintenance workers, began refusing overtime hours on Saturday.

Jasroop Gosal, the board of trade's policy and research manager, says without adequate transportation networks to get to work, economic productivity is diminished.

The head of Coast Mountain Bus Company has said he doesn't expect the overtime ban to significantly affect transit services.

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