On Thursday November 6, CUPE 1699 notified the Regional District that their members will fully withdraw services and will be on strike starting tomorrow, Friday November 7.
This full strike is an escalation of job action that started on October 18 and over the last 20 days, CUPE 1699 has continually withdrawn services. At the start of today, CUPE 1699 gave notice that their members will no longer travel outside the City of Prince George. Directly delivering services to residents in the electoral areas outside of Prince George is a primary responsibility of Regional District employees. When a CUPE 1699 member refuses to perform the core duties of their position, they cannot be at work and be paid by taxpayers. To be clear, the Regional District did not lock out CUPE 1699 members, CUPE 1699 has fully withdrawn their services and is on strike.
During this full strike by CUPE 1699 essential services and services designated under a BC Labour Relations Board Essential Services Order are not impacted:
- Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill will be open Tuesday to Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm
- Valemount Regional Transfer Station will be open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm
- Mackenzie Select Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 9 am to 5pm
Transfer stations operated by contractors and the 155 George Street office building will also remain open. CUPE 1699 operated transfer stations and recreation centres will be closed.
For more information and a full list of service impacts, visit rdffg.ca/JobAction
