One of the unions representing TransLink employees is pushing back on the transit agency’s plans to reduce service due to revenue shortages resulting from a massive drop in ridership related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking with CKNW on Mornings with Simi, Unifor western regional director Gavin McGarrigle said TransLink came to the union with a number of potential paths forward. “They’ve contacted us and given us a range of options that they’re looking at, but one of the options I heard was cuts as high as 70 per cent,” McGarrigle said.
The union says it’s worried about how essential service workers who rely on public transit would be impacted by deep cuts. “We’re in discussions with the employer.