“Our members’ goal has always been to get a fair contract at the bargaining table,” said BCGEU president Stephanie Smith in a statement. “Bargaining isn’t easy at the best of times and bargaining during a pandemic is definitely not the best of times. Our members showed incredible solidarity under extremely challenging circumstances and they got it done.”
The negotiations were between BCGEU and Protrans BC, a subsidiary of Quebec-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.
About 180 workers on the Canada Line have been without a contract since the end of 2019, when their previous contract expired. Canada Line workers voted 98% in favour of strike action in November 2020.