The British Columbia government has appointed veteran mediator Vince Ready to help resolve what it says is an “incredibly challenging” bus strike in the Fraser Valley.
CUPE Local 561 has been on strike since March, and Labour Minister Harry Bains says the prolonged absence of bus service from Abbotsford and Mission to Chilliwack and Hope has had real impacts on residents.
The minister says Ready is a well-regarded mediator in both the public and private sectors and will help settle the terms of an agreement between the union and bus operator First Transit, a private company that has been contracted to run the service.
Bains says Ready will have up to 10
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