BCGEU members are employed by the private operator of the Canada Line, Protrans BC, which is a subsidiary of Quebec engineering giant SNC-Lavalin.
Any labour action of BCGEU members is expected to result in a shutdown of the Canada Line. Services on the Expo Line and Millennium Line will not be affected as they are operated separately, and under the CUPE 7000 union.
Passengers are advised to use Google Trip Planner for alternate bus routes.
“Unionized employees are in a legal position to begin job action at 4 pm… TransLink is working with Coast Mountain Bus Company to monitor customer volumes. They may increase service on some existing routes, if necessary,” reads the bulletin.